Access to all villages of Dagestan has been restored.

There are no more blockaded settlements in Dagestan after workers cleared roads to four villages in the Charodinsky District.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," dozens of road sections in Dagestan were closed after floods, landslides, and, in mountainous areas, avalanches and snowstorms. As of April 26, 16 villages in the Charodinsky District and two in the Tlyaratinsky District remained blockaded. That evening, transport links to all villages were restored. However, on April 27, roads to four villages in the Charodinsky District were blocked after a landslide and mudflow.

20:39 April 27, 2026

Villages in Dagestan ask for help due to road collapse threat

The only road connecting the village of Irib in Dagestan's Charodinsky District to the outside world could collapse at any moment. The authorities have not yet closed the road, and people continue to use it; appeals to the district administration have yielded no results.

There are no more blockaded settlements in Dagestan, the republic's Ministry of Transport announced today on its Telegram channel.

According to the department, 19 sections of roads in the region remain closed, but detours have been established.

"As a result of heavy rainfall in the Republic of Dagestan on March 27-28 and April 4-5, 2026, traffic was temporarily closed or impeded on 156 sections of regional and inter-municipal roads in 31 municipalities. [...] Traffic has been restored on 137 sections," the publication states.

As a reminder, by April 27, 2026, residents of Dagestan had received more than 233,000 applications for compensation due to flood damage. Residents of Chechnya have submitted more than 29,000 similar requests to the authorities.

Moreover, according to local residents, in Chechnya, documents for compensation payments are collected without unnecessary formalities; photographs of damaged houses are often sufficient. Meanwhile, residents of Dagestan affected by the flood have repeatedly complained of payment denials. Compensation denials can be challenged through the prosecutor's office or in court, lawyers indicated.

"Caucasian Knot" has prepared a detailed guide that will help you understand who is eligible for payments, what amounts are provided, what documents are needed, and what to do if some paperwork is missing.

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