PM candidate sends condolences over death of two people in landslide, avalanche in Adjara region
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Tuesday sent his condolences after two people died in Adjara. Photo: Irakli Kobakhidze/Facebook
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Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Tuesday sent his condolences after two people died in the Black Sea region of Adjara after a landslide and an avalanche hit the western locality since Monday.
Temur Baramidze, a Junior Inspector of the Keda District Division of the Adjara Police Department, died at his home in the village of Tsoniari after it was hit by a landslide, while a 60-year-old woman whose house was hit by an avalanche in the village of Tkhilvani also became a victim of the natural disaster.
Another individual from the same house was evacuated following the avalanche, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
Unfortunately, there has been a natural disaster in western Georgia, in Adjara. As I was told, two people died. My condolences to the families”, Kobakhidze said, adding relief works were “actively underway” on site.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also expressed “deep sorrow” over the death of the two individuals, adding Ministry professionals were present at the site with equipment to ensure “active” relief works.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall also affected other municipalities in western Georgia between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, and causing floods and landslides in some areas.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall affected municipalities in western Georgian regions between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, and causing floods and landslides in some areas.
A part of a slope near the road connecting the Marshal Gelovani Avenue and Mukhran Matchavariani Street in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi collapsed on Wednesday following heavy overnight rainfall and strong winds.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds affected municipalities in western Georgian regions between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings and floods in residential homes.
Heavy rainfall, hail and strong wind between Monday and Wednesday affected municipalities in the central and eastern Georgian regions, causing damage to buildings and floods in residential homes.
Officials in the western municipality of Baghdati in the Imereti region on Wednesday met locals and promised support following damage caused to the locality on Tuesday by strong winds, heavy rainfall and landslides.
The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia on Wednesday sent its condolences after two people died in the western Adjara region and bodies of four individuals were recovered in the western municipality of Baghdati after a landslide and an avalanche hit the localities on Tuesday.
Irakli Garibashvili, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday offered his condolences after two people died in the western Adjara region and bodies of five individuals were recovered in the western municipality of Baghdati after a landslide and an avalanche hit the localities on Tuesday.
The rescuers recovered the bodies of two more individuals in the western municipality of Baghdati in the Imereti region after a landslide that hit the village of Nergeeti on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry confirmed to the local media.
The City Hall for the city of Khashuri in the south-western Georgian municipality of the same name on Wednesday said about 10 individuals and 40 families had been evacuated from a landslide risk zone in the town of Surami.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Thursday said rescuers had recovered all bodies of victims in the western municipality of Baghdati in the Imereti region after a landslide that hit the village of Nergeeti on Tuesday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Georgia, on Saturday arrived in the disaster zone in the western municipality of Baghdati, following a deadly landslide in the village of Nergeeti and pledged to take “all measures” to provide necessary accommodation and compensation to the victims.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Saturday got acquainted with the disaster clean-up operations in Pirveli Maisi village in Keda municipality of Adjara region, after a landslide killed two on Tuesday.