3 charged for violating construction safety regs causing death of 9 in Batumi
The illegal construction works lead to the eventual collapse of a section of the residential building causing the death of nine people, including three minors. Photo: Emergency Management Service/Facebook
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Three people have been charged by the Prosecutor’s Office for violating safety regulations during the construction work in the residential building in the Georgian seaside town of Batumi on October 8 causing the death of nine.
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has announced earlier today that an individual identified only as Z. B. agreed with two other individuals in early October to carry out construction works in his apartment located on the ground floor of the building #13, May 26 Street in Batumi.
Around 400 rescuers have been working on the site for 29 hours to save the lives of those who fell under the rubble. Photo: Emergency Management Service/Facebook
On October 4-8 the two other individuals identified only as Kh. S. and G. S. started to remove the walls of the apartment (including its retaining walls) without the state consent, illegally.
The illegal construction works have led to the eventual collapse of a section of the residential building causing the death of nine people, including three minors.
A man who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Batumi has regained consciousness. Photo: Red Cross Georgia/Twitter
Promising to take all the legal steps ‘to protect the legitimate interests of the victims', the Prosecutor’s Office sends the ‘deepest condolences’ to the families of those who have died during the tragic incident.
Flags on all government buildings in Georgia will be flying at half mast on Monday as October 11 has been declared a day of mourning.
Children have come to the iron fence surrounding the building to pay tribute to the victims of the tragic incident in Batumi. Photo: Edu Kochalidze
People have brought flowers, toys and candles at an iron fence surrounding the building to pay tribute to the victims of the tragic incident.
A number of foreign dignitaries have sent their condolences to the government of Georgia and Georgian people in the sign of solidarity.
A man, who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Batumi, has regained consciousness, doctors say. Zviad Tavdgiridze, 37, who is one of the survivors of the tragic incident remains in serious, but stable condition. However, he has started regaining his consciousness after he was removed from the artificial ventilation.
Foreign dignitaries send condolences to Georgia for the tragic collapse of a residential building in the Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi on October 8 causing the death of nine. The Apostolic Nunciature of Pope Francis 'joins in thoughts and prayers to those of the whole of Georgia for the eternal rest of the victims of the Batumi tragedy, for survivors that they may find comfort in their faith, and in gratitude to all who assist'.
Tbilisoba City Fest 2021, which was slated for October 24, has been cancelled following the tragic collapse of a residential building in the Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi on October 8 causing the death of nine.
Flags on all government buildings in Georgia will be flying at half mast on Monday for the victims of a residential building collapse in the Black Sea town of Batumi, Georgia. Sending his condolences to the families of those who have died in Batumi, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has declared October 11 a day of mourning.
A suspended ceiling has collapsed in a ward of the Iashvili Batumi Maternal and Child Central Hospital in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi. Four children were in the ward at night when the incident happened but nobody was injured. The hospital management said that the cause of the accident would be identified after the investigation.
Three individuals charged with violating construction safety regulations which allegedly caused the collapse of a section of a residential building in Batumi on October 8 killing nine individuals have been denied bail. The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says that workers removed a retaining wall of the residential building per the instruction of one Zaur Budagov, who had no official consent to carry out renovation work on his property.
The condition of a man rescued from the rubble of a building which collapsed in Batumi last week is severe but stable, says director of MedCenter clinic Medea Kajaia. She said that Zviad Tavdgiridze, 37, who is one of the survivors of the tragic incident, will stay in the intensive care unit until fully recovered.
A seven-storey apartment building, which partly collapsed on October 8 and claimed the lives of nine people — including three minors — will be completely dismantled, Batumi City Hall reports. The city hall also states that negotiations will be held with citizens on the issue of the transfer of apartments.
The facade of a five-storey residential building partially collapsed yesterday on Rurua Street in the Georgian coastal city of Batumi after which 72 families have been evacuated from the building.