12 deaths discovered in Georgia Skiresort

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In Gudauri, Georgien, wurden zwölf Menschen tot aufgefunden, darunter 11 Inder. Ermittlungen zu möglichem fahrlässigem Totschlag laufen. Das Resort wird zunehmend von Touristen besucht.
In Gudauri, Georgia, twelve people were found dead, including 11 Indians. Investigations into possible negligent homicide. The resort is increasingly visited by tourists. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

In a ski resort in the former Sovietland Georgien were found to be found, like the police announced. The corpses of eleven Indian citizens and a Georgian citizen were discovered on the second floor over an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, the largest ski resort in the country. All deceased worked in the building in which their corpses were found.

Indian message reacts

The Indian embassy in Tbilis said that it endeavors to provide the grieving families all possible support and work to trace the corpses of the eleven Indian nationals. The first tests did not show traces of violence on the corpses. The police reported that a electricity generator within the building, near the bedrooms, was set up and activated after the power supply had failed on Friday.

Investigations started

The police have initiated an investigation into the incident that is suspected of negligent killing in accordance with Article 116 of the Georgian Criminal Code. Gudauri is high in the Caucasus mountains, near the border with Russia, and is enjoying growing popularity with tourists because it offers a cheaper alternative to the main chiresses in the Alps. In 2023, over 300,000 international travelers visited the Gudauri Skiort, according to a local consulting company.

popularity of Gudauri

The resort's parking lot is at 2,195 meters (7,200 feet) - higher than many slopes in the Alps. Gudauri offers 56 kilometers (35 miles) ski runs and extends to a height of 3,277 meters (10,750 feet). The resort is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the capital of Tbilis, which has been shaken by protests in the past few weeks after the increasingly autocratic government had decided to break the talks about joining the European Union. These protests were answered with a brutal police reaction

political tensions in Georgia

On Saturday, the Georgian MPs Mikheil kavelashvili Right -wing extremist former football star, to the new president of the country. This deepens the tensions between the Kremlin-friendly government and the pro-Western opposition.