Skip to main content

Georgia: Flash Floods and Hailstorms - Jul 2012

Status
Past
Countries
Georgia
Disaster types
Flash Flood
+ 1 more

Heavy rains, strong winds, hail and flooding hit Georgia in the early hours of 19 Jul 2012, wrecking havoc on housing and crop lands. The Government expects the total cost of the damages at 150 million GEL, with 20,000 households affected and 22,000 hectares of arable land damaged in Kakheti alone. (Care/World Vision, 22 Jul 2012)