Mud volcano erupts in Baku
The Ayrantokan mud volcano in Baku’s Garadagh district erupted yesterday evening. The eruption lasted up to 7 minutes and was accompanied by flames, the country's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said. The …
Natural Disasters in Caucasus
High water may flood 61 settlements in Kabardino-Balkaria
The EMERCOM of Kabardino-Balkaria is preparing for the beginning of the high water season. Thus, according to preliminary estimates of experts, 61 settlements may be flooded, including the town of Nalchik. EMERCOM is conducting a number of …
Residents of Buynaksk district spend two hours without gas due to leak in pipeline
Approximately 1500 inhabitants of Dagestan spent about two hours without gas, the Situation Analysis Centre of Energy of Russia reports. At 09:05 a gas leak was recorded in the above-ground pipeline of high pressure of the second …
Heavy snow in Georgia creates electricity problems
Heavy snowfall has caused problems with the electricity supply in some areas of Georgia. Over the past few days more than 0.5 meters of snow fell in Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Kobuleti, Batumi, Georgian media report. Snowfall is accompanied by …
7.2-point earthquake hits Tajikistan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 points was registered 363 km from Dushanbe in Tajikistan, the US Geological Survey said. There is no information about possible victims or damage, Gazeta.ru reports. …
Georgian Military Road closed due to heavy snow
The traffic on the Georgian Military Road was partially closed due to heavy snow, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. "It was decided to prohibit the movement of vehicles …
Baksan district hit by two earthquakes
Two earthquakes occurred in the Baksansky District in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria , the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said. An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 points was …
Georgian Military Road partially closed
The traffic on the Georgian Military Road was partially closed due to heavy snow, low vision and the ice-covered surface, the Department of Highways of Georgia said. "For vehicles with trailers, semitrailers and …
Maysky district hit by 3-magnitude earthquake
Last night an earthquake with a magnitude of about 3 points hit the Maysky district in Kabardino-Balkaria at 21:17. Some residents could feel the earthquake, no damage has been reported, the spokesman of the North Caucasus Regional …
