Friday, December 5, 2025

One dead, seven missing after landslide

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The government says three trucks were caught under the rock masses. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI,DFWatch–Seven people are reported missing and one dead, according to the latest information from Dariali Valley, where a massive landslide struck Saturday morning.

The government’s security and crisis management council on Sunday published a statement

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Environmental group warned about landslide risk

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An environmental group in Georgia says the hydro power project Larsi may have caused the massive landslide which struck Saturday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An environmental group in Georgia warned two years ago that constructing a hydro power station in Dariali Valley would increase the risk of landslides.

Five people are missing and a hundred and fifty have been rescued out of the disaster area

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Five missing after massive landslide in Georgia

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The massive landslide may have killed three Turkish construction workers working on the Dariali hydro power project. (Photo posted to Facebook by Iago Kazalikashvili.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A landslide in Dariali Valley in northern Georgia has severed the only road across the Caucasus Mountain Range. Five people are still missing.

Locals say three Turkish construction workers died who were working on the Dariali hydro power station.

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