Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s compensation package for flood victims leaves many in the lurch
The renovation of 61 homes located in the Keshla village of Baku will be carried out using the state budget.
Natural Disasters
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Daghestan
Heavy rains in Azerbaijan and Daghestan continue to wreak havoc
The region has been beset by historic heavy rains and associated flooding for weeks.
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.
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
