Georgia mourns for perished miners

Because of the explosion in a mine in the city of Tkibuli, Western Georgia, March 4 is announced a national mourning day.

The explosion occurred in the morning on March 3; 4 miners were lost and one more was heavily wounded. Now, he is under doctor's care.

Under preliminary data, the accumulated methane blew up in the mine. On the fact of explosion, a criminal case was opened. As reported by the MTRK "Mir", it is already known that the company was modernizing the mine for the last two years.

The "GHN" adds that the authorities promised to allocate material state help to the casualties' families.