accidents in Caucasus

Truck falls off cliff in Dagestan

Truck falls off cliff in Dagestan

In the Tsuntinsky district, a truck overturned into a cliff. The victim was the driver of the car. Three more people were injured and taken to the hospital.

Gas explosion in Cherkessk: death toll increases

Gas explosion in Cherkessk: death toll increases

A gas blast rocked an apartment building in Russia’s city of Cherkessk in the region of Karachay-Circassia, damaging its upper floors, the press service of the Russian emergencies ministry department reported. The gas blast …

Woman hit by train in Yerevan

Woman hit by train in Yerevan

A resident of Armenia died under the wheels of a train while crossing the railroad tracks. The accident occurred in the capital of the republic last weekend.

Russian tourist dies tragically in Tbilisi

Russian tourist dies tragically in Tbilisi

A Russian tourist died in central Tbilisi after accidentally falling down a flight of stairs in an underpass. She and a friend were walking through the city, cheerfully singing the song “For the Last Time” while recording …

Wildfire near Feodosia raging on area of 150 ha

Wildfire near Feodosia raging on area of 150 ha

A wildfire has engulfed an area of 150 hectares near the city of Feodosia in Crimea, the Russian emergencies ministry’s press service said. "Russian emergencies ministry’s employees have prevented the fire …

Pashinyan attacked with apple, 71-year-old arrested

Pashinyan attacked with apple, 71-year-old arrested

A 71-year-old man, who threw an apple at Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, was arrested, but later was released on his own recognizance, spokesperson of the Armenian Investigative Committee Gor Abrahamyan said. It was …

Mountaineer's body found after fatal accident in Georgia

Mountaineer's body found after fatal accident in Georgia

Rescuers have recovered the body of Archil Badriashvili, a 34-year-old Georgian alpinist who lost his life in an accident on the Shkhelda peak in Svaneti last week, the Emergency Management Service confirmed. Badriashvili went missing …