Daily Archives: January 4, 2016

Traffic problems in midst of massive snowfall in Georgia

By | January 4th, 2016|Categories: Environment|Tags: , |

Batumi’s palm trees are covered in snow. (Faecbook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Intense snowfall and strong wind is causing trouble for drivers on the E60 highway through Georgia and Batumi’s palm trees are covered in white. The Road Department now calls on everyone to avoid the Zestaponi-Senaki section of the E60 […]

Search for three missing near Lagodekhi continues by ground and helicopter

By | January 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

A helicopter is searching along the River Kabali (red). TBILISI, DFWatch–A search is continuing by ground crews and helicopter for three people who have been missing for eight days in the Lagodekhi area in eastern Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan (see map). Information about the missing people […]

Tbilisi waste collectors resume strike

By | January 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Part of the waste collectors in the capital resumed their strike on Monday, demanding a full payment of their holiday bonus. The workers went on a strike last week, demanding increase of the pay and receiving the so-called 13th salary. Their demands remain the same. […]

Wizz Air plane unable to land at Kutaisi airport due to bad weather

By | January 4th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Several flights were cancelled due to bad weather on Monday at Kutaisi airport in the west of Georgia. Interpressnews reports that heavy snowfall resulted in the cancelling of the flight from Warsaw to Kutaisi and the return flight from Kutaisi to Warsaw due […]