PM pledges to take “all measures” to accommodate, compensate victims of deadly landslide in Imereti region
“Everything will be done in the future to ensure the prevention of such cases, as much as possible. [...] All measures will be taken to prevent any type of natural disaster, wherever possible”, the PM emphasised. Photo via Irakli Kobakhidze/Facebook
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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.
A great tragedy happened, we offer our condolences to the family members of the deceased”, Kobakhidze noted in his comments to the media, emphasising the necessity of providing “appropriate conditions” to “each person and family” affected by the disaster.
"I had a conversation with representatives of the local government. They will do their best to provide for all these families and people [with accomodation]”, he added.
He got acquainted with the situation in the village and stressed that the elimination of the consequences of the disaster would be completed today.
Everything will be done in the future to ensure the prevention of such cases, as much as possible. [...] All measures will be taken to prevent any type of natural disaster, wherever possible”, the PM emphasised.
Answering the journalists’ questions about purchasing additional landslide warning systems, Kobakhidze stressed the importance of expanding both monitoring and warning systems.
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 the deadly landslide had hit the village of Nergeeti on Tuesday.
Abundant overnight rainfall in the region caused the landslide, which covered four residential houses under a land mass, with one survivor rescued, killing nine individuals.
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 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 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 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.
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.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Georgia, on Monday named his deputies and the new Head of the Government’s Strategic Communications Department, while highlighting the “absolutely realistic ambition” of ensuring the country's “leading position” in combating corruption.