15 Jun 2015 14:30

Official death toll from Tbilisi flood soars to 13

TBILISI. June 15 (Interfax) - Yet another body has been found in Georgia as a result of a flood that hit the country's capital a day earlier. The latest find brings the official death toll to 13.

According to the Georgian media, the body of a 78-year-old man, Gruram Petriashvili, was found at his house in Svanidze Street, which was hit hardest in Tbilisi, at around 2 p.m. Moscow time.

Meanwhile, according to unofficial figures, this is already the 16th victim of the flood. Another 20 have gone missing.