Georgia landslide: Day of Mourning declared

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili declared Monday, August 7, a Day of Mourning after a deadly landslide in Georgia’s Racha region killed seven.

The PM and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili arrived in the landslide-hit Shovi resort, saying the rescue efforts would continue over the weekend.

On August 3, a landslide ravaged the Oni Municipality’s Shovi resort.