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Power cuts continue in Georgia ten days after snowfall

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People demonstrated in Batumi last Friday against a lack of attention from authorities. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ten days after snow fell in the eastern Adjara region of Georgia, frustration is growing as there are still problems with supply of electricity, natural gas and water.

December 13, people demonstrated in Batumi against what they feel is a lack of

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Georgia creates crisis management centers

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Snow storms in winter and flooding in summer have knocked out infrastructure in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia on Sunday created two new bodies to address urgent problems.

The first one is a temporary center for crisis management to deal with the problems caused by bad weather and earthquakes.

The second state body is a center to

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86 schools closed in Georgia due to snow

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Snow is creating problems many places in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–86 schools in Georgia are closed due to bad weather, according to the Education Ministry.

69 of them is in the Adjara region – Keda, Shuakhevi and Khelvachauri. Four schools are closed in Guria, six in Imereti, four in Svaneti, one school in Kakheti, one in

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150 000 households still without electricity in Georgia

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The snow masses have knocked out power supply in south western Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Batumi, one of the largest cities in Georgia, has been without electricity and heating four days due to a snow storm.

There is still more than one and half meter snow cover in Batumi and the rest of the mountainous Adjara region. Some streets

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Snow storm causes electricity blackout in Georgia

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The snow storm has caused a power blackout affecting 155 000 households. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–155 000 households are left without electricity in Georgia, according to the Energy Ministry.

Deputy Energy Minister Irakli Khmaladze said at a briefing that the bad weather has created problems mainly in the regions in the west of Georgia, and that the damage is caused by snow and blizzard.

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Futuristic service center damaged by storm in Tbilisi

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Bits of the roof flew off the new public service center in downtown Tbilisi. (IPN)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The House of Justice in Tbilisi was Tuesday evacuated as a result of high winds which damaged the roof of the building.

No-one was injured, but the building remained evacuated throughout the day.

The roof was damaged at the entrance of the building,

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Bad weather in Georgia, power cuts, road closure

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The main road connecting eastern and western Georgia is closed due to bad weather. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 70 000 households in Georgia are left without electricity due to strong wind and snow according to the utility company Energo-Pro Georgia.

Electricity was switched off as the lines are damaged and technical crews are now working to rectify

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