TBILISI, September 18 – Tbilisi is taking another step toward cleaner and more efficient public transport with the rollout of 200 brand-new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. The city government unveiled the 18-meter MAN buses this week, calling the move part of a wider push to reduce congestion and promote environmentally friendly transport in Georgia’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Whole communities in central Georgia’s Kharagauli municipality have been thrown into chaos after huge cracks ripped through the villages of Khemaghali and Ghverki, leaving homes empty, roads torn apart, and families scattered. The damage, which residents say began with small fissures in late May, has now expanded into a sprawling three-kilometer … Read more
TBILISI, September 9 – Talk of giant hydropower plants in Georgia has all but vanished. Projects once hailed as key to the country’s energy future have stalled, investors have pulled out, and officials now speak cautiously about how to move forward. Experts warn that Georgia’s energy sector is stuck. Years of protests against dams, combined … Read more
TBILISI, August 30 – A wildfire has broken out on a hillside in Avchala, a district on the outskirts of Tbilisi. According to the Emergency Management Service, the blaze spread through dry grass on the slope, and fire crews have been dispatched to contain it. Firefighters and rescue teams are working on site to stop … Read more
TBILISI, August 20 – Tbilisi is planning to reintroduce trams to the city for the first time since the late Soviet era, in what officials describe as one of the capital’s biggest transport projects in decades. Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that a new tram line will connect the rapidly growing residential district of Didi Dighomi … Read more
TBILISI, August 18 – Snake experts in Georgia say around ten killer snakes have been caught in Tbilisi so far this summer. Levantine vipers are known locally as giurza and considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the Caucasus. The number of them caught so far – ten – is about the same as … Read more
TBILISI, August 10 – Heavy rain has triggered landslides in the Khelvachauri municipality of western Georgia, forcing the temporary evacuation of 15 families from their homes. Local authorities said the evacuation was done for reasons of safety, as unstable ground near houses was posing a serious risk. The downpour flooded both main and local roads, … Read more
TBILISI, August 9 – Heavy rainfall in Georgia’s Black Sea coastal city of Batumi caused flooding across several neighborhoods. According to city officials, multiple streets, residential courtyards, basements, and ground-floor apartments were inundated. Municipal crews working jointly with utility companies began pumping out floodwater soon after the rain subsided. Drainage systems and sea outflow channels … Read more
TBILISI, August 1 – Authorities in Georgia have lifted an earlier glacier alert and cleared the border area between Russia and Georgia of immediate danger and recommended that the Dariali boarder crossing be reopened. The National Environment Agency lifted its mudslide alert in the mountainous Devdoraki Valley, after confirming that water levels have returned to … Read more
TBILISI, July 31 – The Dariali border crossing between Russia and Georgia was evacuated Thursday, due to an early warning system for glacier hazard being triggered. Georgian authorities activated the warning system in the mountainous Devdoraki–Dariali area after sensors detected rises in water flow, typically an early sign of glacier melt or debris flow from … Read more