TBILISI, DFWatch–High winds toppled trees which crashed into several houses in Marneuli in southern Georgia on Saturday.
According to the head of Marneuli municipality, the fallen trees also blocked several of the roads in the surrounding villages.
Heavy rainfall and hail also
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Finance Ministry’s investigative service has uncovered a case of trafficking in babies and arrested nine people at two maternity clinics.
The arrested are the director of Rustavi Maternity House and his deputy, and one of the owners of New Maternity
TBILISI, DFWatch–The death toll after last night’s flood had risen to nine people by 14:00. Four of the victims are rescue workers. According to the most recent data, the damages caused by the flood exceeds 10 million laris, but this includes only part of the damaged areas.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Speaker of Parliament on Friday scolded ten MPs who have been absent up to a hundred times during sessions in parliament.
Davit Usupashvili said that according to the rules of parliament, an MP can have a honorary absence for family reasons.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The investigative service of the Finance Ministry has found that a company produced and sold smoked fish in violation of all hygienic and sanitary standards.
Criminal charges have been brought against Tengiz Tsikaridze, who owns Donato Ltd, a company
TBILISI, DFWatch–Relatives of a baby who died at Batumi Maternity Hospital have accused the doctor of malpractice.
The mother of the baby, a 32 year old woman, was brought to the hospital four days ago. Her family says the doctor refused to perform a caesarean section
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia in May, 2015, was 14.7 percent more than in the same month last year.
According to the Interior Ministry, the number of people crossing the border in May was 454,545.
In the first five months of 2015, the total number of people
Tbilisi, DFWatch – At least 13 dogs drowned in flood on Wednesday night in Tbilisi at Tamaz Elizbarashvili’s dog shelter.
A heavy rain flooded river Vere and the water flushed the shelter’s ground floor.
Patrol police crew and several employees came at the shelter at night to help the pets, but some of the dogs had already been swept away.
TBILISI, DFWatch–One man and about 500 sheep and 40 cows were caught up in a landslide in the village Khone, in Khevsureti on Tuesday.
According to Information Center of Mtskheta, shepherd Giorgi Shetekauri is missing after the glacial mudslide.
Rescue workers
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three Polish tourists have been airlifted by helicopter from Mount Tetnuldi near the Russian border, after being trapped by heavy snowfall at 4,200 meter’s height.
News of the rescue operation appeared on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Monday evening,