At Least 3 Dead in Flooding Along Georgia-Armenia Border

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27 May 2024 at 8:48 am

Deadly flooding hit cities and villages along the border between Georgia and Armenia on Sunday, May 26, damaging road infrastructure and flooding homes.

Footage filmed by Eltun Aslanov shows floodwater damaging a shop and submerging a street in Marneuli, a south Georgian city.

TASS quoted Armenia’s interior ministry saying that three people died.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that it was ready to send personnel and equipment from the 102nd Russian Military Base to assist Armenia. Credit: Eltun Aslanov via Storyful

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