Sunday, August 17, 2025

Georgian authorities issue warning about new storm in southwest

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A magnitude four storm battered the Batumi beach Monday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain hit Georgia’s southwestern parts on Monday, but so far without causing the amount of damage which was feared after meteorologists issued a dire forecast the day before.

Last night, there was strong wind and a constant downpour

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Western Georgia flooded by heavy rain

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Unusually high water levels caused damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the southwest of Georgia Wednesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A storm of strength five hit western Georgia early in the morning on September 24 and caused damage to infrastructure, floods and landslides in the Adjara and Guria regions.

In Guria, a river flooded a school in Shemokmedi, students and staff were  evacuated by the

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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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