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In Georgia, 10 villages cut off by landslide

Georgia Materials 31 May 2012 15:23 (UTC +04:00)
A landslide caused by the many days of rain has blocked the road and cut 10 villages off the outside world in the Dusheti district of Georgia (the region of Mtskheta-Tianeti, Eastern Georgia).
In Georgia, 10 villages cut off by landslide

Georgia, Tbilisi, May 31 /Trend N.Kirtzkhalia/

A landslide caused by the many days of rain has blocked the road and cut 10 villages off the outside world in the Dusheti district of Georgia (the region of Mtskheta-Tianeti, Eastern Georgia).

Local people asked for help as a landslide threatens houses in the villages.

Heavy equipment which will begin clearing the road in case of improvement in the weather has been mobilised since the morning.

Forecasters predict a worsening of the weather and report the possibility of further dangers of landslides and floods in Tbilisi.

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