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Death Toll In August 3 Landslide In Georgia Rises To 29

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a landslide, near Shovi, about 140 kilometers northwest of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on August 4.
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a landslide, near Shovi, about 140 kilometers northwest of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on August 4.

Georgian officials say rescue teams have found another body near the site of an August 3 landslide in the resort town of Shovi, bringing the confirmed death toll to 29. The mayor of the Oni municipality, Levan Sherazadishvili, said on August 22 that rescue teams continue searching for four other people, including three children missing since the disaster, which was triggered by heavy rains. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.

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