By the end of 2024, dozens of hydrometeorological stations will appear in Georgia to prevent landslides, said the candidate for the post of agriculture minister Otar Shamugia, Report informs referring to Georgian media.
“There will be 245 hydrometeorological observation stations across the country, which will improve the early warning system for disasters. The systems will be installed in places that are especially vulnerable to floods,” he noted.
The bulk of disaster early warning stations are already located in the mountains of the Racha and Svaneti regions, in Samegrelo, Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the Black Sea coast, in Kakheti, Imereti, in the highlands of Adjara and Guria.
Over the past two days in Georgia, five people have become victims of a landslide and avalanche, and rescuers are looking for six more.