Tourists and locals from landslide-hit Tusheti brought by helicopters
Up to 40 tourists and locals were transferred from the landslide-hit Tusheti region to the safe meadowland at Telavi Airport by helicopters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Landslides hit the Pshaveli-Abano-Omalo road section of a highway. Transport movement in Tusheti direction is prohibited. The natural disaster left locals and tourists stuck in the mountainous region.