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Cold snap causes problems in Georgia

Georgia Materials 30 March 2014 14:39 (UTC +04:00)

Tbilisi, Georgia, March 30

By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:

Cold snap in Georgia has caused problems on the roads and at the airport in Tbilisi.

The vehicular movement was stopped in the area leading to the Russian border of the Kobi - Gudauri road because of bad weather, the Georgian Transportation Department told Trend on March 30.

The movement was also stopped on the Gombori pass in Kakheti region because of the strong wind and snowfall.

Trailers and buses with over 30 seat capacity are banned to move on other passes.

A plane from Istanbul could not land in the Tbilisi International Airport because of the strong wind.

The Pegasus and Turkish Airlines flights were delayed.

Landslide destroyed several houses in Adjara, but the inhabitants managed to escape.

The forecasters reported that six degrees below zero will be observed in Georgia tonight. The weather conditions will be stabilized from April 2.

Translated by NH

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