Two killed, dozens injured in munitions depot blast in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia

Record ID: 904918

  • Title: Two killed, dozens injured in munitions depot blast in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia
  • Date: 3rd August 2017
  • Summary: PRIMORSKOYE, ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA (AUGUST 2, 2017) (REUTERS) FIRE ON THE GROUND IN DISTANCE / SMOKE BILLOWING UP SMOKE BILLOWING, BLAST PEOPLE LOOKING ON FROM DISTANCE AT BILLOWING SMOKE FIRE AND SMOKE IN DISTANCE FIRE ENGINE DRIVING PAST POLICE CAR AND PEOPLE AROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) UNIDENTIFIED TOURIST FROM RUSSIA, SAYING: "There was a massive blast, glass went flying, the floor started to shake. In our house - there are other people living there as well - the shock wave completely tore out the door at the front entrance. To put it shortly, people started to panic. People were running back from the spring, cars that were completely damaged, without windshields and back windows, were driving away, some men driving away were completely covered in blood." ENTRANCE TO HOUSE WITH DAMAGED DOOR AND WINDOW (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYING: "I got out of the car and thought I will come up to see (the blasts). And a ball of fire flew past me and into the room (OVER SHOTS OF DAMAGED CEILING AND ROOM) and everything was destroyed. This is my daughter's room and she was here the whole time." DAMAGED WINDOW FRAME WITH SHATTERED GLASS DAMAGED ROOM DAMAGED WINDOWS FRAMES SUKHUMI, ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA (AUGUST 2, 2017) (REUTERS) INJURED MAN BEING WHEELED FROM AMBULANCE WOMAN ON STRETCHER BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL TAKING INJURED WOMAN INTO WARD (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) UNIDENTIFIED DOCTOR, SAYING: "Out of the 50 (injured) people 27 were admitted to hospitals. Five of them are in a serious but stable condition. Others are in a moderately serious condition and their condition is satisfactory." PEOPLE NEXT TO HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 17th August 2017 09:48
  • Keywords: Georgia Akhazia minition depot blast injured people hospital
  • Location: PRIMORSKOYE AND SUKHUMI, ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA
  • City: PRIMORSKOYE AND SUKHUMI, ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA
  • Country: Georgia
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016SLR6T5
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Two people were killed and dozens injured after explosions ripped through a munitions depot in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia on Wednesday (August 2), according to officials.
    The blasts shook a military arsenal in the village of Primorskoye in Gudauta region, with ripples being felt by locals living near the depot.
    The Ministry of Emergencies of the breakaway region said the two people killed were Russian tourists.
    Abkhazia's de facto interior minister, Aslan Kobakhia, said on Thursday (August 3) around 60 people, including 35 Russian tourists, were injured by the explosions.
    Active search and rescue mission came to an end early on Thursday Kobakhia said, according to local media.
    An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
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