A tourist minibus accident in Gomis Mta resulted in four fatalities and 20 injuries, with the driver detained and an investigation ongoing; a passenger train struck a girl near Batumi; the border between Georgia and Russia was closed due to landslide threats but has since been reopened; forecasters warn of worsening weather from August 13 to 15.

A tourist minibus accident in Gomis Mta resulted in four fatalities and 20 injuries, with the driver detained and an investigation ongoing; a passenger train struck a girl near Batumi; the border between Georgia and Russia was closed due to landslide threats but has since been reopened; forecasters warn of worsening weather from August 13 to 15.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 18:36

Traffic at the border between Russia and Georgia has resumed after being closed due to a landslide threat, with people there reporting congestion.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 15:50

The Georgian-Russian border is closed due to the activation of the landslide warning system.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 12:46

An alert system for natural disasters was triggered at the Georgian-Russian border, leading to the evacuation of personnel and the closure of the border to all types of transport near the village of Gveleti.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 12:24

A minibus accident in Guria resulted in four fatalities and 20 injuries, including six children, with all passengers being Belarusian tourists.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 10:44

A bus with tourists from Belarus fell off a cliff in Georgia, resulting in four deaths and 15 injuries, including children.

@mash 13 Aug 2026, 08:56

The driver of a tourist minibus involved in an accident in Gomis Mta has been detained after the crash that resulted in the deaths of four people and injuries to 20 others, while he himself is hospitalized with injuries.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 08:29

A traffic accident involving a tourist minibus in Gomis Mta resulted in four fatalities and 20 injuries, including six children.

@paperkartuli 13 Aug 2026, 07:24