The Nadezhda Foundation reported raising a billion rubles for flood victims in Dagestan.

More than 370,000 people from across Russia have donated to help flood victims in Dagestan, raising over a billion rubles.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," as of May 1, 248,845 applications for flood support had been submitted in Dagestan, of which 10,900 had been paid. This is only 4.38% of the total number of applications.

One billion rubles have been raised to support flood victims. "A billion. We did it together! Not through the efforts of one foundation, but through the hands, hearts, and intentions of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people," the Nadezhda charity foundation announced on May 1.

The collection was conducted on the Tooba platform. "This is a historic event for the Tooba platform. We raised over a billion rubles to help those affected by the flood in Dagestan. More than 370,000 people from all over Russia joined in," the Dagestan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company quoted the platform's founder, Ramazan Medzhidov, as saying.

The report states that bloggers and charitable foundations, which provided information about the situation in Dagestan, made a significant contribution.

"With these funds, we plan to provide financial assistance to affected families whose homes were built without proper registration and are not eligible for state support measures, but only under existing regulations that are implemented with state support measures," the television company quoted from a speech by the head of the republic, Sergey Melikov, at the Caucasus Investment Forum.

Floods caused by torrential rains began in the North Caucasus in late March and were among the most devastating in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the disaster, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

Residents of Chechnya have submitted more than 29,000 claims for compensation due to flood damage. According to them, in Chechnya, compensation documents are collected without unnecessary formalities; photographs of damaged houses are often sufficient. Meanwhile, residents of Dagestan affected by the flood have repeatedly complained about denials of payments. For example, in the Turali microdistrict of Makhachkala, flooding damaged floors and household appliances, and residents were denied payments, local residents complained.

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".