Gori

Interview plase,date:Aug 17, 2008 2:10 PM
Interviewer organization:vollunteer journalist
Respondent:women
Story code:0074
I was not going to leave my city despite the bombing. But my husband called me, who is solder and told me to leave the city immediately. I left the home and run out of house together with the children. The city was being bombed and we were running without destination. When we were near the stadium my husband called again and told that it was dangerous zone. Then I started to search for a vehicle, then my brother-in-law called me, he lives in Kaspi. He told me to get to the station; he promised to come there through the mountains. I could find a ride until village until Khidistavi. There we saw an empty car, the driver was so kind that offered us to bring to any place for free. So we came to Kaspi and settled there. Later on we heard that Russian were coming for Kaspi as well, people told us that they were kidnapping women and taking as hostages. We were very scared and left for Tbilisi. We could hardly find a shelter in Tbilisi, most of the places here were packed with IDPs. I left two houses in Gori region, I left all my life there and now I live this miserable life.