Georgian authorities said on February 8 that the death toll of a massive landslide in the country’s west that occurred earlier this week had risen to nine after rescue teams found another body in the village of Negreti. According to the Interior Ministry, three of the landslide's victims were children. Georgia's National Environment Agency said the landslide was most likely caused by heavy snows and rains. Another landslide in Georgia's southwestern region of Adjara also killed two people this week. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
Landslide Death Toll In West Georgian Village Rises To Nine
The landslide death toll was revised after rescue teams found another body amid the rubble.