Upper Lars to be closed every day for three hours
The changes to the schedule will come into effect the day after tomorrow, September 18
Kazbegi
Russia and Georgia close border checkpoint due to rising river level
The Emergency Management Service of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry said rising levels of the Devdoraki river had led to …
Georgia suspends operation of checkpoint bordering Russia due to rains
Georgian authorities have decided to suspend the work of the Kazbegi customs checkpoint, located on the border with Russia, due to heavy rains, which damaged the road of international importance leading to the checkpoint, a statement issued on …
Georgian customs officers discover drugs in Armenian bus
On the border between Georgia and Russia at the Kazbegi / Upper Lars checkpoint, Georgian customs officers found hashish and cocaine in a bus with the Armenian number plate heading to Armenia, the Georgian Finance Ministry’s Revenue Service …
Rescuers save two tourists stuck at Kuro peak in Kazbegi
Rescuers have saved two Georgian tourists in Kazbegi today who were stuck at the 3200-meter Kuro peak. One of them had health problems and was unable to walk. The Kazbegi rescue team set out and was accompanied by a …
Investigation launched into Kazbegi helicopter crash
Georgia's Interior Ministry said that an investigation has been launched to find out the cause of the helicopter crash in Kazbegi, Georgia. The helicopter belonging to Rooms Hotel Kazbegi crashed today in Stepantsminda, region of …
Helicopter crash in Kazbegi kills three people
A helicopter has crashed in Georgia's Kazbegi. the local Emergency Situations Management Service reported. Three people on board died as a result of the incident – two crew members and one employee of Rooms Hotel …
Works underway to extinguish wildfire in Georgian regions
A special meeting has been held in the Georgian region of Kakheti over the recent wild fires that broke out on several locations in Georgia on Saturday, Agenda.ge reports. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, additional groups …
