Thursday, August 28, 2025

Eco-refugees living in a town called Dream

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Dream Town sprang up outside Batumi after Georgian Dream won the election. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–About 800 single-room barracks are constructed at the former base of the 53rd regiment in Batumi, a beach resort on the Black Sea and one of Georgia’s most popular tourist destinations.

The barracks were constructed by families of eco-migrants

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Heavy rain in Georgia, but so far no flooding

Georgia's eastern Kakheti region was severly hit by flooding in 2011, but so far this spring the waters have not run over the riverbeds. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Rivers in Georgia’s Eastern region Kakheti swelled Tuesday after heavy rain and melting snow, but so far there has not been a repeat ot the disaster year 2011.

Deputy Governor of the region told Interpressnews that the rivers feeding Alazani, one of

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Georgia’s eco-migrants are living dangerously

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia, which already has 250 000 internal war refugees, does not recognize eco-migrants. Thirty thousand families are left with faint promises from the government, and many choose to stay in life-threatening homes. Last August, Khatia Nazghaidze (3) drowned while her family was on a waiting list for immediate resettlement due to a dangerous … Read more