Death toll in landslide-hit Shovi resort of Georgia rises to 11 - UPDATED

The death toll in landslide-hit Shovi resort of Georgia rose to 11, Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili said, Repor informs via Sputnik Georgia.

According to him, the search for 25 people continues.

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Rescuers discovered the bodies of four more people in the landslide-hit Shovi resort of the Oni municipality, Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported, confirming the rise of the death toll to 6, Report informs via 1TV.

The MIA safely evacuated 140 more people from the disaster area and reported no touch with 35 missing persons.

To aid in the rescue efforts, the Emergency Situations Management Service despatched a team of cynologists accompanied by highly trained dogs.