Army to be involved in rescue efforts together with rescuers in disaster zone

Along with the rescuers, the army will also be involved in the rescue efforts in the Racha region. The corresponding decision was made at the meeting held at the emergency headquarters, about which Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili informed the media.

As the Prime Minister said, the defense forces will work with special equipment.

"I made a decision that together with the rescuers, our army, defense forces will be involved in this process, they will come here with their special equipment and help our rescuers to continue the active search. I myself, together with the chairman of the parliament and the ministers, inspected the disaster zone and you can see the footage - the situation is very serious, a huge mass of mud has covered, unfortunately, part of the cottages. Of course, the situation is very serious", said Gharibashili.