TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were detained Wednesday during a rally in Tsikhisdziri on the Black Sea coast near Kobuleti.
They were protesting against the removal of three giant old trees which they suspect will be hauled by boat 40km up the coast
Environment
Traffic problems in midst of massive snowfall in Georgia
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
E60 through Georgia cut off by flood for the third time
TBILISI, DFWatch–A section of the E60, the main highway east-west through Georgia, has once more been cut off because a river spilled over its banks near Kutaisi.
The damaged section is the 206th km of the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze road, the same section which
Flood prevention work begins in Tbilisi hills to prevent new disaster
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Hall has begun clean-up work on the Tskneti-Betania road close to the capital, which was the origin of a landslide that caused a flood wave in Tbilisi in June, 2015.
City Hall said on Saturday that experts have finished examining
One man dies in landslide in southwestern Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–One man died in a landslide in southwestern Georgia on Sunday.
The victim, 58 year old Otar Davitadze, was on night watch supervising machinery in an open pit mine when a landslide hit in the village Akhalsheni, Khelvachauri.
Strong rain triggered landslides in Adjara, Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Strong rain overnight Thursday caused flooding and landslides in the Adjara region, in the southwest of Georgia.
In Kobuleti, a Black Sea coastal resort, railway traffic was cut off and landslides triggered in the highlands.
No casualties have
Bad weather caused damage in three parts of Georgia this weekend
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia was hit by a spell of bad weather Saturday night, with hailstorm, strong rain and high winds.
The hailstorm in Akhaltsikhe, in the south, lasted for almost one hour. In several villages, crops were destroyed and houses damaged.
Anti-hail rocket crashes into house in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–An anti-hail shell fell on a house in Kakheti Wednesday night, damaging the roof and wall.
Delta, a defense company run by the government, installed the anti-hail system in Kakheti earlier this year to protect the harvest.
Hail has long
Power cut and flooded streets in Batumi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain battered the Black Sea port of Batumi on Tuesday, causing flooding.
Several streets including the entrance to the city were blocked by the flood, while rescue workers tried to help with the first floors of buildings that were full of water.
Tbilisi flood was preceded by more than 100mm of rainfall
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new study shows that there was more than 100 mm of precipitation the night of June 13-14, when a disastrous flood killed at least 19 people in Tbilisi.
Three are still missing after the flood, which destroyed many houses and cars