According to the initial conclusion, the events were so immediate and complex that it would be practically impossible to prevent them even in the most developed countries. Such a statement made today the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture, while talking about disaster in Shovi.

“Unfortunately, we could not avoid this tragedy. We have provided the public with the initial assessment of specialists. I want to thank the specialists of the National Environment Agency for their 24-hour work. They were able to make a preliminary conclusion in a fairly short time.

Today we heard statements from various politicians as if these people had completed the order. I request everyone to refrain from such statements, because these people are professionals. They were able to make a conclusion in a very short time, they are doing their job. The agency will continue its work and research.

It is important, together with the causes of the disaster, to talk about further goals to be implemented and to determine exactly what should happen in the future in this valley.

I would like to provide the public with the important details that have been determined by the preliminary assessment. The disaster started when the rocky mass collapsed. It then collided with the glacier, some of it collapsed, followed by landslides, and everything turned into a landslide.

According to the specialists’ conclusion, all this happened within 8-10 minutes of the disaster. Talking about the 2-day damming of the river is wrong information. There is a hydrological station on the Chanchakhi river, from which, according to the data, there was no difference in the water level of the river before the disaster and during the disaster. Based on this, experts say that there could not be any kind of long-term damming there.

Also, it is important that, according to the initial conclusion, these events were so immediate and complex that it would have been practically impossible to prevent them even in the most developed countries. I think that first of all, this conclusion should be evaluated by all specialists”, - said Otar Shamugia.