Ministry of Internal Affairs: About 70 citizens in the disaster zone have been transferred to a safe area

As a result of the ongoing rescue operation in the municipality of Oni by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 70 citizens in the disaster zone have been transferred to a safe area. Information about this is disseminated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the agency, three flights have already been carried out by border police helicopters and the rescue operation is still ongoing.

"Deputies of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ioseb Chelidze and Giorgi Butkhuzi, Head of the Emergency Situations Management Service - Teimuraz Mghebrishvili are at the site of the disaster and are leading the rescue operation.

Two border police helicopters, firefighters of the emergency management service of the Ministry, employees of police units and representatives of all relevant state agencies are involved in the event," the information reads.