Patriarch: We are watching with concern the events developed as a result of the natural disaster in Racha – we express our sorrow for the dead and the missing

Our entire population and we are watching with concern the events developed as a result of the natural disaster in Racha - of course, the believers have been praying since yesterday, but the situation of dozens of people is still unclear, reads the address of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II.

The Patriarch expresses his sorrow for the dead and the missing.

"Our entire population and we are watching with concern the events developed as a result of the natural disaster in Racha.

Of course, the believers have been praying since yesterday, but the situation of dozens of people is still unclear.

I ask everyone to help them by reading the prayers and psalms.

May God bless Georgia and all its inhabitants", reads the Patriarch's address, which was distributed by the Patriarchate of Georgia.

For information, a landslide in Shovi has killed 6 people. 210 people have been evacuated from the disaster area.