Two Armenians among those missing in Georgia landslide

Emergency Situations Department of Georgian Ministry of the Interior said today that 8 people went missing as a result of the May 17 landslide near Upper Lars checkpoint.

The body of a South Ossetian citizen killed in the landslide was found in a local hospital, another two bodies were found today, according to the press service of Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Two Russian citizens of Armenian descent – Karpo Poghosov, 57, and Georgy Gevorkov are among those missing. There is still no information about them.

A massive landslide occurred on May 17 in Darial Gorge, near Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border. The landslide damaged a section of the Georgian Military Road and blocked the Terek River.

A search for missing people is underway. According to preliminary information, the road may remain closed for over a month.