11:58, 6 April 2026

2,075 residential buildings remain flooded in Dagestan.

In Dagestan, 2,075 residential buildings and 1,817 garden plots in seven municipalities remain flooded, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. In Dagogni, according to the mayor's office, more than 450 houses were damaged.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 5, 358 residents were evacuated from flood zones in six settlements in the Derbent district, most of them were placed with relatives. Also evacuated were 150 children from the "Solnechny Bereg" camp in the Karabudakhkent district.

On April 5, the Gejukh dam in the Derbent district collapsed, washing several cars off the highway. Rescuers pulled seven people from the floodwaters, two of whom died in the hospital. Two more people are missing. In Makhachkala, residents of houses in the Palmira microdistrict, which were in the flood zone, and houses on Aivazovsky Street were evacuated due to the threat of collapse of a six-story residential building.

In Dagestan, 2,075 residential buildings were flooded, an employee of the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told the TASS news agency. "In the Republic of Dagestan, 2,075 residential buildings, 1,817 garden plots, and 173 road sections remain flooded in seven municipalities and nine settlements," the agency quotes him as saying.

In Dagestanskiye Ogni, more than 70 streets are in the flood zone. According to preliminary information, more than 450 houses have been damaged, the city administration reported today on its Telegram channel.

"More than 70 people have been evacuated, and 22 people are being held in a temporary accommodation center," the publication states.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, today in Dagestanskiye Ogni there will be partly cloudy skies with no precipitation, with light rain expected on the night of April 7. The weather service is a partnership between Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in the Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

As a reminder, due to the flooding that began at the end of March, a state of emergency is in effect in 12 municipalities of Dagestan. On April 5, rains triggered a new round of flooding. Specifically, in Makhachkala, sections of city streets were flooded and the area around the Primorskaya substation, which supplies electricity to residents of the Reduktorny settlement and the Palmira microdistrict.

In Dagestan, flooding damaged homes, appliances, furniture, and cars. Makhachkala residents complained of problems with electricity and water supplies, transportation accessibility, and a lack of communication with emergency services. Dagestan and Chechnya were hardest hit by the natural disaster in the North Caucasus, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

The Caucasian Knot has compiled materials about flooding in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District in the spring of 2026 on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422226