Mudslide in Darial Gorge causes traffic jams on Russian-Azerbaijani border

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The mudslide that had occurred at the Darial Gorge (Georgia) over a week ago has caused traffic jams at an Azerbaijani-Russian customs office, after trucks that had been intending to enter Russia from Georgia were forced to do so from Azerbaijani territory.The Kazbegi-Verkhny Lars Customs Office is shut down at the moment. The road blocked by the mudslide will be opened in the next couple of weeks.

The mudslide that had occurred at the Darial Gorge (Georgia) over a week ago has caused traffic jams at an Azerbaijani-Russian customs office, after trucks that had been intending to enter Russia from Georgia were forced to do so from Azerbaijani territory.

The Kazbegi-Verkhny Lars Customs Office is shut down at the moment. The road blocked by the mudslide will be opened in the next couple of weeks.