Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Health minister warns about heat wave in Georgia

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Georgian Health Minister Davit Sergeenko. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian health minister warns people against staying too long out in the sun as temperatures many places in Georgia will surpass 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), according to the national environmental agency.

Health Minister Davit Sergeenko

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A hundred houses flooded in Georgian village Kvishkheti

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Mudwater soiled a hundred houses in Kvishkheti, near Khashuri. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A hundred houses were flooded in a small Georgian village Tuesday night.

Due to heavy and long rain, villages were flooded in an area near Khashuri in the central parts of Georgia.

The flood hit hardest in Kvishkheti, which

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Three died when river flooded village in Georgia

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Three lives were lost as the Vani-Sulori river swelled and flooded adjacent areas. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three people died when the town Vani in western Georgia was flooded on Sunday.

Heavy rain made the river swell and swoop up several cars and carry them away. A total of five people were in the cars. Three were found Sunday night, one of whom

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Rebellion against oil company in Georgian village

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People blocked the road for employees of Canargo Georgia which is exploring for oil in Sagarejo. They don’t want to lose their water supply. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals have rebelled against an oil company that wants to search for oil in an eastern Georgian town. People fear that they may lose their water supply.

On Wednesday, they blocked the road for employees of Canargo Georgia and didn’t let

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Another landslide blocks main east-west road in Georgia

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Clean-up work is ongoing in Rikoti pass after a second landslide blocked the road again. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Another landslide Tuesday blocked the main road that connects western and eastern Georgia.

The first landslide damaged the road through Rikoti Pass on June 12, but the pass was cleaned and reopened after a few days.

Tuesday morning

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Dariali Valley evacuated after landslide alert

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Clean-up work was resumed in Dariali Valley Saturday after a brief evacuation. (TV1.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Clean-up work in Dariali Valley in northern Georgia was resumed on Saturday, a day after  workers were evacuated due to a risk of a new landslide.

Seismologists registered microquakes in Devdoraki glacier, which the government’s experts said was the direct

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