Heavy rain floods Kakheti region
Heavy rain has hit Akhmeta and Lagodekhi municipalities in Georgia's Kakheti region. About 1000 hectares of fruit trees and vineyards were damaged as the water level in River Alazani increased. The severe rain also …
Natural Disasters in the Caucasus
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Earthquake hits Caspian Sea
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake has struck the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea at 13:11 yesterday, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 …
Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti hit by 3.3-magnitude earthquake
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti province, Seismic Monitoring Centre of Georgia reported. An earthquake was recorded at 14:59 Tbilisi time, two kilometers of Ninotsminda, Sputnik Georgia …
Georgia to spend $70 million on protection from natural disasters
Georgia's government has announced the launch of the Climate Change Adaptation Programme with a budget of $70 million . The program aims to protect the country from natural disasters and decrease damage caused by disasters to a …
According to Mehriban Aliyeva's instructions, Heydar Aliyev Foundation to solve problems caused by earthquake
Representatives and volunteers of the Regional Development Public Association of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation met with residents of Azerbaijan's regions affected by the earthquake yesterday. According to the instructions of …
Azerbaijan hit by two earthquakes
Two earthquakes hit Azerbaijan yesterday, the Republican Seismological Survey Center (RSSC) of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences reported. An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded at 23:19 local time, eight kilometers …
Almost 100 trucks blocked near Verkhny Lars
Over 90 trucks are waiting to pass the Verkhny Lars crossing post that was closed due to the danger of avalanches, the Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for North Ossetia reported. Traffic of …
Armenia's Shirak hit by 2.7 earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 struck Armenia's Shirak province today at 00.09 local time, according to the Armenian Emergency Ministry. The tremor occurred in the northern part of Armenia, 10 kilometers from …
Night fire kills one person in Armenian village
A man has died at night in Armenia’s Armavir Province as a result of a fire in a train car, which was completely destroyed. At 11:37pm, Armenia's 911 emergency hotline received a report that a shack was on fire in …
Turkey's Kars hit by 3.3-magnitude earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 points has occurred in the Turkish province of Kars this morning, the Georgian Seismic Monitoring National Center reported. The earthquake was registered 30 km of the Georgian order at 09:39 Tbilisi …
Armenia's Syunik province hit by magnitude-3 earthquake
Armenia's Syunik province was hit by the magnitude-3 earthquake at 7:59am local time, according to the 'Survey for Seismic Protection' Agency of Armenia. The seismic activity occurred 9km northeast of Kajaran town, its …
Earthquake twice hits Georgia
Today, two earthquakes took place in Georgia, the National Center for Seismic Monitoring reported. The first of them, with a magnitude of 3 points, occurred in the south of the country, 58 km from Tbilisi, at a distance of 14 km from …
Earthquake recorded in Azerbaijani sector of Caspian Sea
In the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 occurred today, the Seismic Service Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan reported. The earthquake took place at 17:30 local time …
Georgia's Adjara and Samegrelo regions flooded
Heavy rain has caused flooding in Georgia’s western Adjara and Samegrelo regions today. Dozens of houses have been flooded in the coastal town of Batumi, with several residents using surfboards on the streets to move. …
Heavy rains flood number of regions in eastern Georgia
Powerful rain has resulted in the flooding of houses and streets in the Gardabani, Gori, Signagi and Lagodekhi municipalities last night. A total of 15 citizens have been evacuated from 11 houses in Krtsanisi, Gardabani municipality, …
Georgia uses army in response emergency situation in Mestia
Georgia's parliament has held an extraordinary session to approve sending the military equipment to the disaster zone in Chuberi after landslide caused flooding resulting in damage of motorways, bridges and houses. After …
Flooding of river Nenska cuts village in Svaneti from Georgia (VIDEO)
A flooding of the river Nenska in the village of Tchuberi in Svaneti region has cut the village off from the rest of Georgia, as all five bridges have been destroyed, infrastructure has been heavily damaged and many of the houses are in …
Earthquake hits Azerbaijan's Lankaran
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 points (6 points at the epicenter) has been registered in Azerbaijan's Lankaran region, The quake was recorded in Lankaran region of Azerbaijan at 02:20am today at a depth of …
Lightning kills elderly cattleman in Guria
An elderly man became a victim of lightning in the mountain village of Bakhmaro of the Chohataur municipality (Guria region), the media reports. According to the press service of the municipality of Chohatauri, the deceased is …
Heavy rainfall causes problems in Tbilisi
Tbilisi's Akhmeteli subway access was flooded heavily while the emergency service has received calls about flooding in the basements of residential buildings in Gldani, Mukhiani and Digomi districts as well in Georgia. On several …
