Strong wind, flood, hit Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, causing problems

12:33, 06.02.2024

Strong wind in Martvili, Chkhorotsku, and Tsalenjikha districts of the western Samegrelo region ripped off roofs from houses and various buildings, including the Rukhi village public school. The learning process is suspended. Chkhori culture house and ethnic Sisatura village are damaged.

The wind uprooted trees in Tsalenjikha villages and damaged electricity transmission lines. The electric power supply is cut off, and restoration works are underway.

The Enguri River swelled and flooded courtyards in Anaklia. Traffic is banned on the Jvari-Mestia road, which was hit by the avalanche last night. Nineteen people trapped there were rescued.

Giorgi Guguchia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Envoy, said that all special services were mobilized and working in emergency mode. Special commissions would calculate the inflicted damage.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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