2023-08-04 11:31:04
It happened in the mountain resort of Shovi, in north Georgia.
At least six people have died and another 31 are missing due to a landslide in the mountain resort of Shovi, in north Georgia, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported on Friday.
The natural disaster, which occurred last night, devastated the resort, located next to the Chankaji River, from which more than 200 people have already been evacuated by helicopter.
“In the disaster area, the municipality of Oni, rescuers continue to work tirelessly. So far, six bodies have been found during search operations,” the Interior Ministry said on Facebook.
At least six people died and 31 others are missing due to a landslide in the mountain resort of Shovi, in north Georgia. A natural disaster devastated the resort, located along the Chankaji River.
“Rescuers are continuing the search for the missing,” Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze said.
Nearly 400 firefighters and members of different police units work in the rescue operations, according to the Interior Ministry.
The images showed rescue teams digging through the rubble partially buried by the disturbed earth.
Nearly 400 firefighters and members of different police units work in the rescue operations. According to the calculations of the specialists, the landslide involved more than five million cubic meters of earth and rocks
According to the calculations of the specialists, the landslide involved more than five million cubic meters of earth and rocks.
“It is the largest known natural disaster in western Georgia, except for the earthquake that occurred in 1991 in the Racha region,” geologist Merab Gaprindashvili told local media from Shovi.
According to Gaprindashvli, the landslide was caused by torrential rains in recent days, coupled with the thawing of two glaciers in the Caucasus Mountains near Shovi.
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