Temur Mghebrishvili: 60% of the land mass in the epicenter of the disaster has already been checked - targeted checking is underway at 18 locations

According to Temur Mghebrishvili, head of the emergency management service, 60% of the land mass in Shovi, the epicenter of the disaster, has already been checked.

He told the journalists that the number of victims has not changed - 24 people have died, the search for 9 persons is ongoing, and 4 fragments have been found.

"Intensive work is going on both in the disaster zone and in the riverbeds of Rioni and Chanchakha rivers. For the purpose of exploration, 60% of the land mass in the epicenter of the disaster has already been checked. Also, I would like to inform you that specific targeted checking is being carried out at 18 locations in the 54 km section of the river beds, which is the area adjacent to the Ambrolauri airport. The statistics of the deceased have not changed - there are 24 people as of today, the search for 9 people is ongoing. Also, 4 fragments were found, these are the parts of the limb," said Mghebrishvili.

In addition, he thanked the "Georgian Red Cross Society" for the work done.

"Part of the citizens tried to make movements arbitrarily.

This issue was settled with the help of the "Red Cross" and mainly, these people, volunteers help us from a logistical point of view, both us and the defense, the operators of heavy equipment on the ground," said Mghebrishvili.