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Landslides in Georgia's Guria region forced families to flee

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Landslides have been accelerated by the heavy rain, says Valerian Chitashvili, governor of Guria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several families have been forced from their homes in Ozurgeti, in Georgia’s western Guria region, due to a landslide.

Valerian Chitashvili, governor of Guria, told journalists that two days of heavy rains in the region accelerated the landslides

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22 families cut off by flooding in Georgia's Guria region

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The flood struck the village Ureki in the middle of the tourist season. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–22 families are cut off from the outside world due to flood in the village Chanchati, in Georgia’s western Guria region.

Gulnara Chichua, government trustee in the village, told journalists that the flood also has affected other villages in Guria,

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Georgian beach resort on the Black Sea hit by flood

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The flood water was one meter high and rising, locals said Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Black Sea resort Ureki was flooded after heavy rain on Sunday. Part of the population is leaving the place and requesting help from the government.

Tens of houses were flooded, and a landslide has blocked the roads.

Kote Sharashenidze,

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Heavy rain floods 500 houses in Khoni

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People in Khoni were up since 4 am Friday removing water from their homes. (tv9.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Rain water poured into the village Khoni in western Georgia Friday, flooding the basements and first floors of 500 houses and killing poultry.

Locals tell journalists they haven’t slept all night but have been out cleaning their houses and saving

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People in Senaki are trying to cope with the flood

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First floors and basements of houses in Senaki were flooded after heavy rain on Monday (DF Watch photo)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In almost every house in Senaki’s main streets, people are using spades to get rid of mud and water after heavy flooding on Monday.

Senaki is a small town in Samegrelo, in the western part of Georgia, with more than 25 000 residents. Elderly people

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Senaki partly evacuated due to flooding

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A civilian being rescued in the streets of Senaki, a town in western Georgia. (TV9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Part of Senaki in western Georgia has been evacuated because of flooding.

Local reporters say more than 70 families have left the town. Hundreds of houses are underwater. The markets, theatre and other facilities are also hit, and car traffic has been rendered impossible.

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