18:46, 8 July 2026

Transportation links with 51 villages in Dagestan have been interrupted due to collapses and landslides.

Traffic is temporarily closed on sections of roads in ten districts of Dagestan due to landslides, rockfalls, and rising water levels in rivers after heavy rains. Transportation links with 51 settlements were interrupted after a landslide occurred on the "Gunib-Tsurib" highway.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by July 8, assistance to residents of Dagestan affected by the spring floods was received by 65,500 people, which is less than 24% of the total number of applicants.

Floods caused by heavy rains began in the North Caucasus at the end of March and became one of the most destructive in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya were the most affected by the elements, according to a report from the "Caucasian Knot" "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus-2026". Materials on flooding in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District in spring 2026 were collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".

In the Agulsky district on the highway "Access from the Mamrash - Tashkapur - Arakansky Bridge road to the village of Burshag", partial destruction of the stone-arch bridge occurred due to heavy rains on the night of July 8. Transportation links with the settlement of Burshag have been interrupted, the regional transport ministry's press service reported today in a Telegram channel.

In the Akhvakhsky district on the highway "Karata - Lologonitl", due to rising water levels in the Taho River, the roadbed was destroyed. Transportation links with the village of Lologonitl have been interrupted.

In the Bechtinsky section on the road "Gunib Highway – Vantlyashevsky Pass", mudflows occurred. Traffic is blocked, and transportation links with the Bechtinsky section have been interrupted. Landslide processes have also been recorded on the road "Tlyadal - Bezhda - Kidero".

In the Gergabily district on the road "Mamrash - Tashkapur - Arakansky Bridge" at the 193 km mark, traffic has been interrupted due to a collapse of the upper slope. In addition, transportation links with the village of Obok in the Gunib district have been interrupted due to road washout on the "Access to the village of Obok from Gunib - Kumukh" road.

In the Dakhadayevsky district, transportation links with the village of Kunki have been interrupted. Landslide processes have been recorded on the road "Access from Levashi - Akusha - Urkarakh - Madzhalis - Mamedkala to the village of Kunki".

In addition, communication has been interrupted with the villages of the Kaytagsky, Rutulsky, Tlyaratinsky, and Charodinsky districts.

Today, in the first half of the day, the administration of the Charodinsky district reported that transportation links with 51 settlements have been interrupted due to a landslide.

"As a result of heavy precipitation, a landslide occurred at the 13th kilometer of the "Gunib - Tsurib" highway. Traffic on the section is completely blocked. Currently, 51 settlements in the Charodinsky district are cut off from external transport links - passage on the only road connecting the district with neighboring territories is impossible," the administration's message states.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424771