21:53, 25 May 2026

75 people were evacuated in Ingushetia due to flooding.

Due to flooding, 75 residents of the rural settlement of Troitskoye in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia were evacuated, including 30 children. More than 40 houses were flooded in Troitskoye and Karabulak.

As reported by Kavkazsky Knot, in mid-April, residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work amid heavy rains in the region. Residents stated that they feared a repeat of the situation in Dagestan.

Flooding caused by torrential rains has been ongoing in the North Caucasus since the end of March, and has become one of the most destructive in recent years. The greatest damage was caused by the elements to Dagestan and Chechnya, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus-2026". More than 6,200 people suffered from the flood in Dagestan, the former head of the republic Sergey Melikov reported on April 7.

A "High alert" mode has been declared for forces of the Unified State System for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies of Ingushetia due to heavy rains, TASS reported today.

In the rural settlement of Troitskoye in the Sunzhensky District, 75 residents, including 30 children, were evacuated from flooded homes. There were no people with disabilities among the evacuees. Evacuees are being accommodated with relatives due to their refusal to be accommodated at temporary accommodation centers (TACs).

As of 6:00 PM Moscow time, the Sunzha River level was 270 cm (the unfavorable level is 300 cm, the danger level is 340 cm). Over the past hour, the river level has dropped by 10 centimeters. As of 5:00 PM in Karabulak, 19 private homes and 84 adjacent areas were flooded. In the village of Troitskoye, there are 22 private homes and 48 adjacent territories, the Ingush Ministry of Emergency Situations press service reported today on its Telegram channel.

An airmobile group is conducting door-to-door evacuation of residents from flooded homes. The ministry also published recommendations for residents in case of flooding and information on temporary accommodation centers.

A storm warning remains in effect until May 26th. Heavy rain is also forecast for May 27th and 28th.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, moderate rain is expected in Sunzha tonight. Light precipitation is expected during the day and night of May 26th and 27th. Cloudy, no precipitation on May 28th. Wind speeds are predicted to be around 3-4 meters per second today and tomorrow. The weather service is a partnership between the "Caucasian Knot" and Gismeteo. The service allows you to adjust meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in the light version and Caucasian Knot applications for Android and AndroidGO. Emergency services are evacuating people from houses flooded by bad weather in the rural settlement of Troitskoye, reports Bers Bankhaev, head of the Ingushetia Central Control Center. Telegram channel.

"I am currently in the village of Troitskoye. The flood situation remains severe here. The situation on some streets is tense due to rising water levels," Baghayev wrote.

According to him, the evacuation of residents from flooded homes is in full swing. At the same time, specialists are trying to pump water from the street into a canal on the opposite bank to reduce the flooding.

Six people have died as a result of flooding in Dagestan. Five of them died in the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent district and its environs: a pregnant 17-year-old local resident, a 12-year-old child, a five-year-old girl and her grandmother, as well as 70-year-old Aminat Musayeva, who had been missing for three days. Earlier, on April 5, in the village of Kirki in the Kaytag district, a resident of a house destroyed by a landslide, local village council deputy Kistaman Mazanova, died.

The "Caucasian Knot" has collected 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/423548