Families of victims of Gudauri tragedy to receive GEL 100 thousand

According to the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, the families of people who died tragically in Gudauri will receive GEL 100 thousand.

"I want to once again express my deep sorrow over the tragedy that happened in Gudauri. We have lost decent children of this country, crew members and rescuers, as well as outstanding pilots. I knew these people very well. We had been traveling together for years and I would like to once again offer my condolences to their families and our entire society, the entire staff of the Ministry and each employee. This is a great tragedy. We are all heartbroken by this great tragedy and I would like to express our condolences to the families once again. The state will support the families of the deceased people as much as possible. The Ministry will allocate GEL 100 thousand to each family. Also, as an exception, the Ministry of Health will allocate GEL 100,000 for the deceased doctors," Gharibashvili said.

The helicopter that crashed during a rescue operation in Gudauri killed all eight people on board on July 29.