Rescuers save 90 individuals stranded in mountainous Khevsureti region amid heavy snowfall
The body noted that individuals, trapped on the impassable road, had been safely transported to a secure location, adding “the citizens' lives and health are no longer at risk”. Photo via Emergency Management Service of Georgia
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Firefighters and rescuers of the Emergency Management Service of Georgia on Saturday rescued 90 citizens, stranded in about 30 vehicles near the Roshka village in Georgia’s mountainous Khevsureti region, amid heavy snowfall.
Photo via Emergency Management Service of Georgia
In a swift response to adverse weather conditions, the rescuers successfully conducted the rescue operation through the efficient use of specialised equipment, the Service said.
The body noted that individuals, trapped on the impassable road, had been safely transported to a secure location, adding “the citizens' lives and health are no longer at risk”.
Road restrictions caused by Wednesday’s adverse weather remain in force on the Gudauri-Kobi stretch of the international Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi Highway connecting Georgia with Russia in the north.
The Roads Department of Georgia on Thursday said adverse weather had led to traffic restrictions on sections of roads in the north of the country.
Heavy overnight snowfall has caused delays in train services and led to restrictions to road traffic in Georgia’s west, stopping trains and causing road sections to be closed to vehicles.
Professionals of the Roads Department of Georgia are carrying out intensive road clearing works around the country to clear snowfall-affected roads and restore the traffic “as soon as possible”, the state body said on Sunday.