Twelfth body found in disaster zone in Georgia’s west following landslide

Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Saturday told the media the rescuers had found another body during the search and rescue operations in the western municipality of Oni, after a landslide hit Shovi resort on Thursday, killing at least 12 people.

Report informs via Georgian media that the rescuers have been looking for 24 people missing after the disaster. A total of 210 individuals were evacuated from the disaster zone to a safe place.

Leri Barnabishvili, the Head of the Regional Liaison Department of the Government Administration, recently said six people were identified from the deceased, and noted all procedures would be carried out to identify the remaining victims killed by the landslide disaster.

A mobile headquarters of the Emergency Management Service has been organized near the disaster-affected area, with firefighters, rescuers, police units, drones, special equipment and a border police helicopter continuously searching for the missing people for the third day.