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Third victim found after big landslide in Georgia

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The third victim of the Dariali landslide was also found inside a hydro power tunnel. (police.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A dead body was found Friday night during the ongoing search and rescue operation following the landslide in Dariali Valley on May 17.

This third casualty of the disaster was also found inside a tunnel that is part of a hydro power development

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One more found dead after Dariali landslide

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A second person has been found dead after the catastrophic landslide in Georgia on May 17. (police.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the victims in the May 17 Dariali landslide has been found dead inside a tunnel that was dug out in connection with an ongoing hydro power development in the valley.

The body most likely belongs to a truck driver, according to rescue workers,

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Hydro power tunnel searched for survivors after landslide

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A hydro power tunnel that was flooded after a landslide on May 17 was searched for the first time Thursday. This is how the site looked in 2013. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time after the catastrophic landslide in Dariali on May 17, rescue crew made their way into a tunnel in search of survivors, Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 reported Thursday.

The tunnel, which is part of a hydro power plant under construction,

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Landslide update: search continues as hope fades away

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Some of the people rescued were workers at the Dariali hydro power plant. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The rescue operation in Dariali Valley is continuing, though officials at the Emergency Management Department say there is now almost no hope of finding anyone alive.

Seven people, Turkish and Ukrainian nationals and one Georgian, are still missing.

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Six still missing after massive landslide in Georgia

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Aerial shot from the day of the accident, published on Facebook.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people are still missing after the landslide in Dariali Valley on May 17, among them Georgians, Ukrainians and Turkish citizens, according to the Georgian interior minister.

12 Turkish citizens were rescued out of a tunnel, while two drivers

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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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