Georgia
‘There’s practically nothing left’ — the havoc wreaked by a landslide in western Georgia
The landslide destroyed a third of the village of Kursebi, leaving 45 families in temporary housing.
Natural Disasters
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Daghestan
14,000 Daghestanis isolated after rockfall cuts off 53 villages
Local authorities promise to restore access to the cut off villages by Wednesday evening.
Georgia
Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in western Georgia, causing death and destruction
Heavy snow has blanketed the Caucasus in recent days, leading to extreme weather conditions in western Georgia.
Georgia
US to continue funding Georgian earthquake monitoring centre following fears of closure
The US has said it will continue to fund the Georgian Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Centre at Ilia State University, days after the institute’s head warned they could cease to function within three months after losing US funding. On Monday, the institute said they had lost US funding as part of a wide-ranging freeze on US financial aid to the Georgian Government. The Seismic Monitoring Centre is part of Ilia State University, a state institution. Since the Georg
Environment
Landslides and avalanches kill 11 in western Georgia
Eleven people have died as a result of landslides and avalanches in Georgia’s western Imereti and Adjara regions. The natural disasters hit on Tuesday and Wednesday, following heavy rain. On Tuesday, two people died in Adjara’s Khulo and Keda municipalities, as the result of an avalanche and a landslide. Local media reported that more than 90 households were evacuated from the impacted areas in Khulo, Keda, and Shuakhevi municipalities. Nine more people were killed in Nergeeti, Imereti, afte
Environment
Georgia mourns victims of Shovi mudslide as questions raised if deaths were avoidable
As search and rescue operations continue in the mudslide-stricken resort of Shovi in Georgia’s north, some have criticised the government’s handling of the disaster, accusing it of failure to forecast the mudslide and to alert civilians. As of Monday, at least 18 people, including several minors, were confirmed to have died when the mudslide caused the banks of the River Buba to burst on 3 August. Four of those killed have yet to be identified. Sixteen others remain missing. On Saturday, the
Environment
Death toll continues to rise in mudslide in Georgia’s Racha
A mudslide in the north Georgian region of Racha has left at least 11 people dead and dozens more missing, as rescue efforts continue. The mudslide on Thursday caused the banks of the River Buba to burst, with a torrent of water sweeping away houses and cottages in the Shovi resort in Oni Municipality. Two bridges near Shovi were also washed away, complicating access to the disaster zone. The death toll rose to 11 on Friday, with the authorities stating that 25 others remained unaccounted fo
