TBILISI, October 7 – A rockfall has forced authorities to close a section of the road between Vaziani and Telavi, via Gombori, to all traffic. The Roads Department said the affected section of road would be closed for all types of vehicles until the necessary safety measures have been carried out, Interpressnews reported.
TBILISI, October 1 – Heavy rain caused flooding and traffic problems in Batumi and nearby Makhinjauri on Tuesday, with several streets and residential yards under water and a landslide partially blocking a major road, Interpressnews reported. Batumi City Hall said several streets and the yards of residential buildings were flooded after the downpour. Municipal crews … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – A passenger train traveling from Batumi to Tbilisi was forced to turn back Saturday evening after a landslide left debris accross the railway tracks in western Georgia. The landslide occurred near the village of Buknari in Kobuleti municipality, in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara, as reported by Interpressnews. Georgian Railway … Read more
TBILISI, September 3 – Georgia has begun adding more early warning systems in mountainous areas at risk from landslides. The move comes as a deadly disaster in Nepal, which killed hundreds of people, has renewed attention on risks facing mountain communities. Nino Chkhobadze, chair of the environmental group Georgian Greens – Friends of the Earth, … Read more
TBILISI, March 12 – Emergency crews began evacuating residents in western Georgia on Thursday after a landslide hit a village in the Tkibuli municipality, while authorities also shut down a nearby section of road because of damage caused by the same slide. Georgia’s Emergency Management Service said the landslide struck the village of Kursebi, in … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Georgia’s government says crews have finished digging a new 4.5 kilometer tunnel on the steep and avalanche-prone road between Stepantsminda and Gveleti, a part of a strategically important north–south corridor. The announcement came Thursday, one day after senior officials from Georgia and Armenia inspected the site. According to the Infrastructure Ministry, … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Two villages in western Georgia’s Kharagauli municipality have been abandoned after a massive landslide worsened, swallowing farmland and edging toward rivers and roads. Residents of Khvemaghali and Ghverki have already left their homes as cracks widened across hillsides in recent weeks. Locals say the disaster struck quickly. Some point to tectonic … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Whole communities in central Georgia’s Kharagauli municipality have been thrown into chaos after huge cracks ripped through the villages of Khemaghali and Ghverki, leaving homes empty, roads torn apart, and families scattered. The damage, which residents say began with small fissures in late May, has now expanded into a sprawling three-kilometer … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Tuesday promised to build a new highway that will improve the road connection between Tbilisi and the Russian border.
“Within the next four years, we plan to build a highway from Mtskheta to Vladikavkaz,”
TBILISI, DFWatch–The road through Dariali Valley is still closed because of further landslides after the June 23 incident.
According to the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, traffic will be restricted until July 7, as it can not be ruled out