A Ukrainian truck driver is dead and at least seven people are missing after a landslide caused by a melting glacier in Georgia.
The tragedy occurred in Georgia's Dariali Gorge in the Kazbegi district near the Russian border on May 17.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in a written statement on May 19 that the massive landslide also damaged a pipeline supplying Russian gas to Armenia.
In the last two days, Georgian rescue teams have managed to evacuate more than 220 people -- including citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Ukraine -- who were trapped on a major highway connecting Georgia with Russia's North Caucasus.
In his statement, Garibashvili also thanked Russian authorities for offering equipment to help respond to the disaster.
The tragedy occurred in Georgia's Dariali Gorge in the Kazbegi district near the Russian border on May 17.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in a written statement on May 19 that the massive landslide also damaged a pipeline supplying Russian gas to Armenia.
In the last two days, Georgian rescue teams have managed to evacuate more than 220 people -- including citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Ukraine -- who were trapped on a major highway connecting Georgia with Russia's North Caucasus.
In his statement, Garibashvili also thanked Russian authorities for offering equipment to help respond to the disaster.
