Izberbash left without water supply for the second time in 10 days

The second major municipal accident since September 2 has been named as the reason for the lack of water in the Dagestani city of Izberbash.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, repair work to resume water supply to Buinaksk has been delayed due to heavy rains, the Dagestani government reported. Telegram users reported that water is flowing in a number of areas of the city, but of very poor quality.

The water supply in Izberbash has been temporarily suspended due to a major break in the main water pipeline "Kaspiysk - Izberbash". "Today at 7.30 a.m. a major break was discovered in the Kaspiysk-Izberbash main water pipeline with a diameter of 1020 mm near the airport. In connection with this, the first lift pumping station in the city of Kaspiysk was shut down, and water supply to the city of Izberbash was temporarily suspended. If necessary, water will be delivered by tanker trucks," the report says, the republic's Unified Operator for Water Supply and Sanitation reported.

The interruptions in water supply may last until September 18, the publication "Youth of Dagestan" cites the report.

Earlier, on September 2, a break occurred in the Kaspiysk-Izberbash main water pipeline near the airport, due to which water supply to the city of Izberbash was suspended. The next day, September 3, the water supply was restored, Interfax reported, citing the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the republic.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that at the beginning of June 2024, at least 228 people were hospitalized in Buinaksk after mass poisoning. On June 11, the Rospotrebnadzor office stated that the source of mass infection of city residents was tap water, and six of the sick were found to have several intestinal infections: dysentery, norovirus, and rotavirus. Mass poisonings in the city are occurring against the backdrop of sewage entering worn-out water supply networks and illegal taps into the water supply system, Dagestani specialists indicated. In March, the case of the former acting director of Buinakskvodokanal was transferred to court.