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Mar 16 2010, 19:00

Storms rage in Georgia: hundreds of houses flooded, electricity supplies unstable

Several villages of Eastern Georgia have been flooded as a result of showers incessant for several days. Floods and rains caused electricity supply problems in the area: 122,000 residents are without power, while today the high-mountainous Onsk District in Western Georgia was cut off from the outer world by a landslide, which rushed down on the 11th kilometre of the Kutaisi-Altana-Mamisoni highway. As reported by the "Imedi" TV Company, the landslide was caused by heavy showers.

Georgia > Economics, Society, Nature And Ecology, Incidents

Georgia, Gori. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/6997298
Mar 16 2010, 18:00

UN experts: Olympic preparations in Sochi damage environment irreparably

Experts of the United Nations have published a special report summing up the January inspection held by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) mission and accusing Russian officials of protracting with their decision-making on mitigating negative effects of Olympic preparations on the ecology.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Economics, Society

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Mar 15 2010, 21:20; CK correspondent

North-Ossetian "Rospotrebnadzor" refuses conciliating with "Electrozink"

Today, at the Arbitration Court of Vladikavkaz, the Department of "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) in North Ossetia rejected an amicable agreement on the lawsuit with the "Electrozink" Factory. In the opinion of the Department's representatives, the terms of the agreement fail to meet the requirements for creating a due sanitary-protective zone around the enterprise.

North-Caucasian Federal District, North Osetia - Alania > Human rights, Society, Nature And Ecology

Mar 13 2010, 11:00; CK correspondent

Snow in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories was tinted by Sahara sand

Experts explain the coloured snow that fell on March 9 in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories by the presence of dust, sand and clay particles in precipitations brought by the wind from Northern Africa, and state that the deposits are harmless.

Krasnodar region, Stavropol region > Nature And Ecology

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Mar 13 2010, 08:00

Landslip threat forces MfE to evacuate residents of Buinaksk suburb

At night on Saturday, March 13, the Dagestan city of Buinaksk suffered from a powerful landslip. Rescuers evacuated 82 persons, including 26 children, the local Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan > Society, Nature And Ecology

Mar 09 2010, 22:30

Wind with dust caused rose-coloured snowfalls in Stavropol Territory

The reason of multi-coloured snowfalls in the Stavropol Territory was a strong gusty wind, which lifted up clouds of dust into the air. This was reported by the local Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ("Minprirody").

Stavropol region, North-Caucasian Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Incidents

Nevinnomyssks. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
Mar 05 2010, 22:30

Over 700 villages in SFD and NCFD are under threat of flooding

In the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD), the forthcoming high water threatens to flood 731 dwelling settlements. This was stated on March 4 in Stavropol at the session of the Commission for Emergencies and Fire Safety.

Volgograd region, South Federal District, Krasnodar region, North-Caucasian Federal District, Rostov region > Nature And Ecology, Incidents

Feb 26 2010, 19:00

Ecologists: sewer accident in Rostov-on-Don affects ecology

The failure of the Rostov sewer on February 17 changed the ecology of Rostov water bodies. The committee for environment preservation of Rostov-on-Don has warned about it.

Rostov region, South Federal District > Incidents, Nature And Ecology, Society

Flooded Horticultural Comradeship "Polygraphist". Rostov-on-Don. Photo by http://picasa.google.com
Feb 25 2010, 23:50

Rostov Region: doctors examine residents because of mass poisoning

Medical people are visiting, on the house-by-house basis, residents of the city of Semikarakorsk, Rostov Region, with the aim to prevent a spread of infection, which already caused hospitalization of 10 persons. The Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case on the fact of mass poisoning of citizens.

South Federal District, Rostov region > Nature And Ecology, Society, Incidents

Feb 24 2010, 10:00

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 15-21

Visit of delegation of the Human Rights Group of UK Parliament to Chechnya; recall by Ramzan Kadyrov of his claim against journalists and human rights defenders; conflict of ecologists with the agency in charge of preparing Sochi to Olympiad-2014; new strategic agreements of Russia with Abkhazia; explosions in Ingushetia; and inauguration of President of Dagestan, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of February 15-21, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Abkhazia, Georgia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Krasnodar region, South Federal District, Ingushetia > Politics, Human rights, Conflicts, Crime, Nature And Ecology

Feb 23 2010, 23:30; CK correspondent

Energy-saving programme for the capital of North Ossetia extended to five years

On February 22, Mayor of Vladikavkaz Sergey Dzantiev and officials of the Russian Power Agency discussed a programme draft for saving energy and improving the power efficiency in the capital of North Ossetia. Implementation of its first-order measures will demand about 270 million roubles from the local budget.

North Osetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District > Economics, Nature And Ecology

North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Feb 23 2010, 22:50

Georgia authorities tabulate hurricane losses

Today, the government of Georgia calculates the damage caused to the country by the hurricane wind that fell on Eastern Georgia on February 22. The exact estimates of the damage will be known by the evening.

Georgia > Incidents, Nature And Ecology

Feb 22 2010, 23:50

Traffic in Transcaucasian Highway restored

After clearing the carriageway, the Highway, closed in North Ossetia from about midnight on February 22, is again operating in its usual mode.

North Osetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District > Incidents, Nature And Ecology

Feb 22 2010, 22:10

Train traffic near Sochi interrupted by a mudslide restored

In the area of the Big Sochi clearing of the railway track from the mud is over. Train traffic was completely resumed at 9:14 a.m. Moscow time, reports Nikolai Shustov, head of the Department for Sochi of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Incidents, Society

The square in front of the railway station of Sochi. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Feb 18 2010, 21:00

Accident in Stavropol leaves 4000 residents, school and hospitals without water

In Stavropol, a failure of some part in water supply line resulted in absence of water in School No. 11, kindergarten "Rostock", gerontology centre, cardiac centre and district Tashla, where private cottages are located. In total, the failure left about 4000 persons without water.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Stavropol region > Economics, Incidents, Society, Nature And Ecology

Feb 18 2010, 19:30

Ecologists prepare actions in defence of Utrish in Krasnodar and Moscow

An action in defence of Utrish and Baikal will take place on February 20 in Krasnodar. A rally and a march will be already the fourth public action in defence of Utrish in Krasnodar for the last two and a half months. On that day, participation of activists of all sorts of public and political organizations, and residents of Krasnodar concerned of the situation is expected. On the same day, a rally in defence of Baikal and Utrish will take place in Moscow.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Society, Economics

Feb 16 2010, 23:30

Russian ecologists suspend cooperation with "Olympstroy"

As reported by Igor Chestin, head of the Russian representative office of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), Russian ecologists have suspended their cooperation with the State Corporation (SC) "Olympstroy", in charge of preparing the Sochi Olympiad-2014, because their joint decisions on protection of the regional ecosystems are not fulfilled. The "Olympstroy" treats the ecologists' demarche as a complete surprise. In the opinion of the builders, ecologists "have taken a non-constructive stand" and mislead the public.

Russia, Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Economics, Society

Sochi administration advertising. The inscription says: "Sochi 2014. Development strategy. Municipal transport fleet is to be twice and a half enlarged". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Feb 16 2010, 22:10

WWF dissatisfied with ecological support of 2014 Sochi Olympiad

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) of Russia is dissatisfied with the way its opinion in taken into account in ecological support of Olympiad-2014 in Sochi; while the State Corporation (SC) "Olympstroy" emphasizes that the requirements to Olympic objects meet the experience of foreign countries as regards ecological construction.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Society

Feb 13 2010, 10:00

Hurricane leaves 50,000 families without electricity in Georgia

In Georgia, over fifty thousand families remain without electricity. On February 12, the cities of Poti and Kutaisi suffered from hurricane, when the wind reached 30 meters per second. Weather forecasters warn that today bad weather will cover the whole country.

Georgia > Society, Nature And Ecology

Feb 12 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent

About 9000 are still without electricity in Dagestan

Because of strong snowfalls and wire icing, electric power supplies are broken in the Buinaksk, Karabudakhkent and Sergokalin Districts of Dagestan. About nine thousand residents are still without electricity; they promise to restore supplies by February 15.

Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District > Incidents, Society, Nature And Ecology

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