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.
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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
Hail hits Kakheti wine heartland
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Hailstorm once again hit Telavi and Kvareli municipalities, heartland of Georgia’s grape growing and wine producing Kakheti region in Eastern Georgia, badly damaging famous vineyards, as well as watermelon and corn fields.
Small landslide in village near Tbilisi, origin of catastrophic flood
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was a small landslide this morning in a village near Tbilisi, the same place where a landslide caused a catastrophic flood wave in a river valley June 13.
Thursday’s landslide damaged a road and utility pipe which supplies households
Flooded areas of Tbilisi are being disinfected
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Health Ministry in Georgia has sent teams to disinfect five areas that were hit by a disastrous flood in Tbilisi on June 14 to prevent the spread of disease.
Health Minister Davit Sergeenko named the targeted areas as Mziuri Park, Zoo, Svanidze Street,
Explanations differ about what caused disastrous flood in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–The clean-up effort continues after Sunday’s flood, which left at least 17 dead, as attention turns to what might have caused such a disaster. A handful of reasons have been given, which all may be grouped according to political affiliation.
Some people blame