Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili expressed deep sorrow over the disaster in Nergeti village of the Baghdati municipality and offered condolence to relatives of the victims.
“I express my deep sorrow over those people who died as a result of the natural disaster in western Georgia. I offer my condolences and support to the families and relatives of the victims in these difficult moments. I hope that the trapped people, whom our rescuers are trying to recover, will return to their families soon and unharmed,” she wrote on Facebook.
Last night, a landslide hit the village, trapping four houses. The disaster resulted in casualties, and some people remain missing.