Natural Disasters in the Caucasus

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Death toll from Shovi landslide reaches 28

Death toll from Shovi landslide reaches 28

Rescuers have recovered the body of the 28th victim of Georgia's Shovi resort fatal landslide, with five people still missing, the Georgian Interior …

Rescuers recover 20th body in Shovi landslide area

Rescuers recover 20th body in Shovi landslide area

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said rescuers had recovered the body of the 20th victim of the disaster in the western municipality of Oni while working in the aftermath of the landslide that hit …

Earthquake jolts Caspian Sea

Earthquake jolts Caspian Sea

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake jolted the Caspian Sea on August 8, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The quake at a depth of 62 km was recorded at 19:48 local time. …

Death toll from Georgia's Shovi landslide rises to 19

Death toll from Georgia's Shovi landslide rises to 19

The death toll from a landslide that hit the resort town of Shovi in the mountains of Georgia last week rose to 19, the head of the country's Emergency Management Agency Temur Mghebrishvili said. According to Mghebrishvili, the body …

Landslide in Georgia: 6 people killed, 35 missing

Landslide in Georgia: 6 people killed, 35 missing

The Georgian Interior Ministry on Friday said 400 rescuers and two helicopters were involved in the search and rescue operation for about 35 missing individuals after a landslide hit the Oni municipality in the Racha region on Thursday.  …

Borjomi suburb rocked by earthquake

Borjomi suburb rocked by earthquake

© Photo: Maria Novoselova / Vestnik Kavkaza Today, a minor earthquake stroke Borjomi suburb. It was recorded 12 km away from the city. Today, seismologists registered an …

Earthquake recorded in Azerbaijan's Lankaran

Earthquake recorded in Azerbaijan's Lankaran

An earthquake has occurred 23 kilometers northwest of the Lankaran seismic station in Azerbaijan's Lankaran district at 11:03 (GMT +4), the Republican Seismic Survey Center under the …

Georgia hit by two earthquakes

Georgia hit by two earthquakes

Two magnitude 3.2 and magnitude 3.1 earthquakes have jolted Georgia this morning in the interval of several hours. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the shocks were recorded at a depth of 5 and 10 km. The …

Two earthquakes recorded in Caspian Sea

Two earthquakes recorded in Caspian Sea

An earthquake has occurred again in the Caspian Sea, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center (RSSC) under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. The Bureau of Earthquake Research reported that a 3.3-magnitude …

Armenia causing serious environmental disaster in Caucasus

Armenia causing serious environmental disaster in Caucasus

Armenia continues to create serious environmental problems for the Caucasus, Chair of the public "Environmental Education and Monitoring" association Gamza Yusubova said. According to her, the damage caused by Armenia from its …