PM announces financial aid to families of landslide victims, vows support for displaced communities
The PM said his Government would allocate $8,000 (₾20,000) for each victim to their families. The disaster has killed several from some families. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday unveiled a financial support package for families of victims of the landslide in the Shovi resort in August and announced support for those displaced by floods and landslides in the Guria region earlier this month.
The PM said his Government would allocate $8,000 (₾20,000) for families of the 32 victims of the Shovi landslide that hit the resort in the Racha region.
He also announced accommodation would be provided to those affected by adverse weather in Guria that saw hundreds evacuated from villages in the region.
Families whose houses have been destroyed or severely damaged will be offered new accommodation, with the Government also offering an option of providing them with funds to acquire new housing.
At least 200 individuals have been evacuated from landslide-hit areas of the Guria region in Georgia’s west following heavy rains, flood and landslides last week that killed three, local authorities said on Monday.
Rescuers have recovered the body of the 32nd victim of the Shovi resort landslide in Georgia’s west, with one person still missing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Sunday.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Tuesday said rescuers had combed through 90 percent of the area hit by the landslide in the Shovi resort in the country’s west on August 3, with 26 bodies recovered and seven people still missing.
Temur Mgebrishvili, the Head of the Emergency Management Service on Sunday said intensive works were actively proceeding in the disaster area in the country’s western Shovi resort, following the landslide that killed at least 24 people on August 3.
Families affected by hail and strong winds in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti on Sunday will receive compensation for the damage caused by the weather, the Government Administration said on Monday.
Georgian Deputy Finance Minister Giorgi Kakauridze on Wednesday told a session of the Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament that next year's budget would have ₾90 million ($33.46mln) to combat consequences of natural disasters.