TITLE:
Natural Disaster in Tbilisi City (Riv. Vere Basin) in the Year 2015
AUTHORS:
George Gaprindashvili, Merab Gaprindashvili, Emil Tsereteli
KEYWORDS:
Georgia, Tbilisi, Landslide, Debrisflow, Natural Disaster
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.7 No.9,
September
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: During
13-14 June 2015 heavy rainfall in the Riv. Vere basin area and its tributaries
caused a drastic increase in the water level and triggered/activated
large-scale landslide and debrisflow events. This put the Tskneti-Samadlo and
Tsnketi-Akhal- daba motorways out of order. Residential buildings and miscellaneous
infrastructural facilities, buildings and structures and Tbilisi Zoo located at
the low elevations in the Riv. Vere Gorge were significantly damaged or/and
totally destroyed. 23 persons died during the disaster. This study presents the
results on an analysis of the landslides/ debrisflows in the riv. Vere catchment and discusses main triggering factors of natural disaster, statistics for the prior
period, and geodynamic situation of Akhaldaba “big” landslide developed at the
Tskneti-Samadlo road section. It is given recommendations for future activities
to reduce landslide/debrisflow hazard in this catchment.