Forest fire response efforts are underway at three locations across Georgia: in Telavi and in Akhmeta municipalities of eastern Georgian region of Kakheti and in Khulo municipality of Adjara in the...
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OSCE Launches Georgia Election Observation Mission
OSCE’s democracy and rights arm ODIHR opened on August 30 election observation mission for Georgia’s October 8 parliamentary polls. Currently the mission includes a core team of 12 experts from 9...
Georgia Pledges Probe into Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minors by Its Troops in Central African Republic
The Georgian Ministry of Defense said on Friday it will “investigate in great detail” allegations that members of the Georgian armed forces were involved in sexual abuse of minors while serving in...
Heavy Rains, Hailstorm Hit Parts of Kakheti Region
Heavy rain and hailstorm last night damaged farmlands and houses in some parts of eastern region of Kakheti. The town of Kvareli and some of its nearby villages, including Sanavardo, were among the...
PM: Govt Working on Flood Mitigation Measures in Tbilisi
In the wake of the deadly flood last weekend in Tbilisi, the government is considering set of measures to increase safety along the Vere river channel including installing early warning systems and...
PM: Flood Damage May Reach GEL 100m
Damage caused by the deadly flood in Tbilisi is “quite substantial and may reach 100 million lari” (about USD 45 million), said PM Irakli Garibashvili on June 16 while visiting some of the worst hit...
Tbilisi Flood Death Toll Rises to 19
Fatalities from flooding in Tbilisi increased to 19 people as of Tuesday evening, according to the State Security and Crisis Management Council. Bodies of a young woman and a man were recovered from...
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Georgia Sends Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 12 Sep.'14 / 13:21 A cargo plane took off from the Tbilisi airport on Thursday evening, delivering 12 tons of humanitarian aid, mainly medical supplies, to Ukraine. The aid,...
Dariali Landslide Cleanup Underway
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 22 Aug.'14 / 20:46 It will take at least two weeks to restore portions of road linking Georgia with Russia, which were damaged by a landslide that hit the Dariali gorge close...
Two Bodies Found in Dariali Landslide, Four People Remain Missing
The death toll from a landslide in Dariali gorge increased to three after bodies of two men were recovered on May 23 from trucks buried in debris. Four people remain missing nearly a week after the...
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Russia Gives Fuel to Georgia in Area Cut Off by Dariali Landslide
18 tonnes of diesel fuel was supplied by the Russian side to Georgia to secure uninterrupted work of heavy equipment, cleaning up the area cut off by landslide in the Dariali gorge, the Georgian...
One Dead, Several Missing in Dariali Landslide
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 18 May.'14 / 23:51 A Ukrainian citizen died and at least seven people are missing as a result of landslide in Georgia’s Dariali gorge close to the Russian border, which has...
Parliament Discusses New Bill on IDPs
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 26 Nov.'13 / 23:38 Parliament started discussion of a new bill on the status of internally displaced people (IDPs) envisaging, among other issues, increase of monthly...
Mysterious Donor Pledges Half a Billion Lari for IDPs
Monica Ellena, Tbilisi / 15 Oct.'13 / 23:31 On October 8 the Georgian government signed an agreement with an unnamed “international donor” for almost GEL 500,000 million to build a total of 6,783...
Strong Wind Damages Roofs, Causes Power Cuts
Strong winds over the weekend damaged roofs of hundreds of buildings and left tens of thousands of households without electricity in various parts of the country. In Adjara region on the Black Sea...
Strong Wind, Hailstorm Hit Some Districts in Kakheti
Strong wind, hailstorm and rain hit several municipalities of eastern Georgian region of Kakheti late on Monday. Roofs of more than hundred houses have been damaged in Gurjaani, Sagarejo and...
Parliament Approves Budgetary Amendments
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 25 Jul.'12 / 17:58 Parliament passed on July 25 amendments to the 2012 state budget with most of the changes related to allocation of funds for immediate and long-term...
Govt Announces Assistance Package for Hailstorm Victims
Households affected by heavy rains, strong wind and hail will be divided into three categories depending on level of damage inflicted and receive financial compensations ranging from GEL 300 to GEL...
Disaster Damage to Cost Reportedly at least GEL 150m
The authorities have started repairing damaged roofs, cleaning up roads, restoring power lines and distributing food items, diesel fuel vouchers and pesticides to locals in Kakheti, heavily hit by...
Heavy Rain, Strong Hail Hit Some Provinces
Heavy rains, strong wind and hail hit several provincial districts in Georgia overnight on Thursday, damaging buildings and farmlands. Telavi in eastern region of Kakheti was heavily hit with strong...