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Official: 23,000 Displaced Persons Registered
The authorities have registered 23,000 displaced persons from the South Ossetian conflict zone and nearby areas as of the evening August 13, a Georgian lawmaker Koba Subeliani said.
Subeliani, who is ex-state minister for refugees and accommodation, said that displaced persons were occupying total of 210 places mainly in Tbilisi, but also in the nearby district outside Tbilisi.
Most of the displaced persons are now leaving in the public schools and kindergartens.
“There are no displaced persons right now without shelter,” Subeliani said.