TBILISI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Six members of the same family were killed in a landslide caused by days of heavy rain in western Georgia, the region's political leader said on Monday.

The landslide late on Sunday swept away the family's home in the village of Khala in the Black Sea region of Ajara. Dozens of other homes in the village were reported to be under threat.

"For the past week the rain has not stopped," Ajara administrative leader Levan Varshalomidze told Reuters.

A sweltering summer in the Caucasus country has given way to cooler temperatures and heavy rains since mid-September. Hailstorms in eastern Georgia have damaged vineyards and heavy flooding has hit the Poti region on the Black Sea coast. (Reporting by Niko Mchedlishvili; editing by Matthew Jones)

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