EU Commissioner offers condolences to families of deadly landslide victims 

Oliver Varhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement offered his condolences to the families of victims of the Shovi resort deadly landslide.

“My sincerest condolences for families and friends who lost their beloved ones during the tragic landslide in Shovi, Georgia. Hope that the rescue and evacuation operations will succeed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Georgia,” he tweeted.

The death toll in the landslide-hit Shovi resort rose to eleven on August 4. Twenty-five people remain missing, while 210 were safely moved from the disaster zone. A deadly landslide struck the resort on August 3.