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04/07/2006:
"A million at risk as Georgian floods loom"
More than a million Georgians could be evacuated after being told they are at risk from catastrophic flooding, landslides and mud flows, says the country's chief environmental adviser.Geologists and other experts are examining mountainsides and river valleys so people in disaster-prone areas can be evacuated in time. The homes of 400,000 families in 3,000 settlements are at risk, says Emi Tsereteli, of the State University of Georgia, head of the environment ministry emergency taskforce. He blamed Georgia's worsening problems on climate change and man-made factors such as illegal logging on steep mountainsides.
guardian.co.uk
