Snow
Georgia's western part is covered with a thick layer of snow as it has been heavily snowing in that area for the past several days.

Most massive snowfall was detected in the Adjara and Imereti regions, where its depth reached 100 centimeters.

A thick snow layer meant half of families in these two regions left without electricity.

Thousands of families in Adjara's Khulo and Shuakhevi municipalities and Imereti's Chiatura and Sachkhere municipalities remained without power until now. The electricity distribution company said it was unclear when the supply would restore as snow was continuing to fall and some of rural roads were blocked.

"Bad weather continued in western Georgia during the whole night. Due to heavy snow it was difficult to find damaged zones," Energo-Pro-Georgia said.

"In some cases technical service groups of Energo-Pro-Georgia couldn't drive or walk through snow, which made it impossible to bring materials needed for restoring works to some areas."

The company said hospitals and other vital facilities had alternative sources of electricity so they had no problem of functioning normally.

Bad weather caused problems on Batumi-Akhaltsike road. An avalanche fell in the Khulo municipality near the route leading to Goderdzi ski resort. The road was blocked for a short period of time but as of this afternoon the road was cleaned.