21:00, 6 June 2009

Apartment house collapses in Tbilisi killing a woman

A four-level apartment block has collapsed in the Vaki District of Georgian capital. As a result of the accident, Makvala Bitsadze, 68, who happened to be inside the house at the moment, was killed.

Rescue teams are now trying to evacuate residents and their property from the remaining part of the building, as reported by the "Georgia-Online".

Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava has also arrived to the venue and told journalists that the building was not in emergency condition. According to his version, so far, it is difficult to tell about the reasons of the collapse; an expert's conclusion should be made.

"In fact, three levels of the inhabited side wing have collapsed," the "Interfax" Agency quotes the Mayor as saying. He added that further works are impossible because of collapse threat of the remaining part of the house.