“Drones equipped with night vision capabilities to identify people were immediately deployed in the landslide area, “stated Irakli Kobakhidze, the chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Kobakhidze addressed concerns about the chances that more lives could have been saved had there been additional resources. He clarified that the nature of the disaster, involving a rapid and forceful mudflow, made it practically impossible to have saved more lives, even with additional resources. He called such claims “grave speculation”.
“Those trapped in the mudslide had no chance of survival, given the swift and forceful nature of the disaster,” he added.
The GD Chair said that drones, equipped with night vision capabilities, were deployed at the disaster site, “as explained by the Interior Minister.”
“Drones can often provide more effective assistance in such situations due to their ability to precisely identify specific objects, including people. From the first hours, the rescue service had all the required means to see and identify everything on the spot,” Kobakhidze claimed, adding the decision not to create a parliamentary investigative commission to look into the Shovi disaster. He emphasized that the Prosecutor’s Office had already initiated standard investigation procedures.
“When a proper investigation is underway, the establishment of parliamentary investigative commissions is not necessary. Certain political forces are attempting to exploit the situation for their own gain through speculations. Such attempts are unacceptable,” he added.
