Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia warns of possible new landslide in Dariali Valley

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Eight people have so far been killed this year in landslides in Dariali Valley. (Police.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Geologists in Georgia say heavy rainfall would cause another landslide in Dariali Valley, where eight people have already been killed this year in two natural disasters.

Six people were killed in a landslide in Dariali Valley May 17, and two more

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Russia-Georgia border reopened after landslide

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(Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The road through Dariali Valley in Georgia is reopened for traffic with some restrictions, ten days after it was hit by a landslide.

The road itself, and Larsi border crossing, will be opened from 07:00 to 18:00 without restrictions, but the rest of the time,

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Second body found after Dariali landslide

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(Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A second person has been found dead on Wednesday, after the massive landslide in Dariali Valley on August 21.

Two people died in the disaster, one was a citizen of Turkey and one a Georgian citizen. Both were working in a tunnel when a landslide hit

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Armenia's gas supply restored, pipeline repaired after landslide

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The pipeline supplies Armenia with Russian natural gas and runs through Georgia. (Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Gas began flowing again Saturday in a pipeline that runs through a Georgian mountain valley which was hit by a landslide on August 21.

The pipeline through Dariali Valley brings Russian natural gas to Armenia.

According to Georgia’s Gas Transport

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Danger of more landslides in Dariali

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After two catastrophic landslides in three months, the government has decided to place a weather monitoring station in Dariali. (Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There is a danger that more snow may come loose from Devdorak glacier and trigger another landslide in Dariali Valley, Georgia’s Environment Ministry warns.

Experts working for the National Agency of Environment have visually surveyed

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One person found dead after landslide in Georgia

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(Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–One person has been found dead after the landslide catastrophe in Georgia on Thursday.

The body was found on the bank of the river Tergi near the village Larsi on the Russian side of the border.

According to head of Kazbegi municipality Givi

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New catastrophic landslide hits Georgia's Dariali Valley, two missing

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Thursday’s landslide in Dariali Valley caused more material damage than the one on May 17, 2014. (Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three months after a landslide disaster in a Georgian valley near the Russian border, another landslide struck Thursday, severing the only road across the Caucasus mountain range and cutting gas supply to Armenia. Two people are missing.

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