The number of people evacuated from the Chechen village of Braguny has reached 645.
294 adults and 351 children were evacuated from the village of Braguny due to flooding, another 504 people were evacuated from Gudermes and the village of Dzhalka. The Ministry of Emergency Situations counted 1,817 houses and yards flooded in Chechnya as a result of the rains.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on March 29, 548 people were evacuated from the village of Braguny, according to the Gudermes District Administration: 248 adults and 300 children. More than 740 houses in the district were flooded.
As a result of rising water levels in the Gums River, the village of Kundukhovo in Gudermes was flooded. Evacuated residents of the village have been placed with relatives, refusing to be sent to temporary accommodation centers.
The number of people evacuated from the village of Braguny has reached 645, according to an official of the Gudermes District Administration.
"Including 294 adults and 351 children. The affected citizens are not staying at the temporary accommodation center because they are visiting relatives in the village of Darbankhi," the Chechnya Today news agency quoted him as saying.
Another 504 people were evacuated from Gudermes and the village of Dzhalka due to flooding and the threat of further river rises, a representative of the district administration reported. "504 people were evacuated, including 190 children," he said.
According to the administration, 841 people and 51 pieces of specialized equipment were deployed to clean up the aftermath of the storm, the agency writes.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 1,817 homes and their surrounding areas were flooded in Chechnya as a result of the rains. Meanwhile, the water level in Chechnya's rivers has begun to recede, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations and utility services have cleared 557 flooded homes, TASS reported last night.
In emergencies, residents of Chechnya usually prefer to stay with relatives or friends, noted a "Caucasian Knot" reader with the nickname moshe on March 29. "It's preferable to spend some time with relatives than in some gyms or schools, where there are practically no conditions for people to stay for a long time, especially if they have children. And it's more convenient for the authorities, if you think about it. They reported on the opening of temporary accommodation centers and their readiness to accommodate evacuees, but they, you see, refused," he wrote in his commentary.
As a reminder, in Dagestan, neighboring Chechnya, rains and strong winds caused power outages, leaving more than 327,000 residents in 283 settlements without power.
In Makhachkala, 103 people were evacuated from flooded areas. Houses in the city were flooded, and appliances, furniture, and cars were damaged. Residents complained about problems with electricity and water supplies, as well as with transportation accessibility. They lamented the difficulty of calling emergency services.
By the evening of March 29, the water had not yet been pumped out of Makhachkala's flooded streets and was impassable, residents said. They also said problems with electricity and water delivery remain. Authorities reported that emergency services had received more than 100,000 calls.