The Prime Minister of Georgia released a statement regarding the incident in Batumi.
“All relevant services have been mobilized on the spot, units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as local government and City Hall services. Rescue operations are underway to remove the injured from the rubble. The state will provide appropriate assistance to all the injured.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already launched an investigation to determine the causes of the incident. Vakhtang Gomelauri has already left for Batumi, and I will personally leave today and get acquainted with the situation on the ground”, - reads the statement of Irakli Garibashvili.