Batumi building collapse - EU Ambassador extends condolences to families, friends of those affected
Batumi building collapse - EU Ambassador extends condolences to families, friends of those affected

Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia joins the citizens of Georgia “in their moment of grief,” and extends deep condolences to the families and friends of those who tragically lost their lives in Batumi last Friday.

A total of nine people, including three minors, have died following the collapse. Three persons have been apprehended for the illegal construction works in the building leading to its eventual collapse.

October 11 has been declared a day of mourning.