Water supply was restricted in Makhachkala due to bad weather.
Water intake from the October Revolution Canal has been suspended in Makhachkala due to pollution and low water levels at the source.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," 2,075 residential buildings and 1,817 garden plots in seven municipalities in Dagestan remain flooded, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. In Dagogni, according to the mayor's office, more than 450 houses have been damaged.
On April 5, the Gejukh Dam in the Derbent District collapsed, washing several cars off the highway. Rescuers pulled seven people from the water, two of whom died in the hospital. Another two people are missing. In Makhachkala, residents of the Palmira microdistrict, located in the flood zone, and of buildings on Aivazovsky Street were evacuated due to the threat of collapse of a six-story residential building.
Water intake from the October Revolution Canal in Makhachkala has been suspended due to pollution and low water levels, the Unified Operator of Dagestan for Water Supply and Sanitation reported today.
"Currently, water intake (...) to the Khushetsky treatment plant is temporarily impossible. This restriction is due to insufficient water volume in the source," the statement reads.
Furthermore, it is noted that the water in the canal does not meet quality requirements and is contaminated. Relevant services are working to restore the water supply.
"The water coming through the canal does not meet established quality requirements and is characterized by a high degree of contamination, which also rules out the possibility of its use in the technological process of purification and supply to the population," the Dagestan Ministry of Energy said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
In turn, the Derbent administration's Telegram channel reported that after rains and floods, turbid water may enter the water supply system, so hyperchlorination of the Kaitag-Derbent and Samur-Derbent water pipeline basins has been carried out, Interfax reported.
The republic's Ministry of Health previously recommended that residents use only boiled or bottled water, observe hygiene measures, and rinse dishes, vegetables, and fruits after washing. boiled water.
According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, today in Daghogni there will be variable cloudiness without precipitation, with light rain expected on the night of April 7. 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 in the Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.
As a reminder, due to the flooding that began at the end of March, a state of emergency is in effect in 12 municipalities of Dagestan. On April 5, rains triggered a new phase of flooding. In particular, in Makhachkala, sections of city streets and the area around the Primorskaya substation, which supplies electricity to residents of the Reduktorny settlement and the Palmira microdistrict, were flooded.
In Dagestan, flooding damaged homes, appliances, furniture, and cars. Makhachkala residents complained of problems with electricity and water supplies, transportation accessibility, and a lack of communication with emergency services. Dagestan and Chechnya were hardest hit by the natural disaster in the North Caucasus, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".
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".