Dagestan authorities reported on payments to the families of flood victims.
In Dagestan, families of flood victims received one million rubles each.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Dagestan government allocated 100 million rubles in payments to flood victims. In Makhachkala, victims received 82,900 requests for one-time assistance, more than 10,000 claims for compensation for property loss, and 297 claims for damage to health.
In the North Caucasus, floods caused by torrential rains have been ongoing since the end of March, and they have become some of the most destructive in recent years. More than 6,200 people were affected by the flooding in Dagestan, the head of the republic, Sergey Melikov, announced on April 7.
The families of those killed in the flooding in Dagestan received financial assistance totaling 1 million rubles. The payments were made from the republic's "All Together" fund, according to Sergei Melikov's Telegram channel.
As a reminder, six people died as a result of the flooding in Dagestan. Five of them died in and around the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent District: 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, Kistaman Mazanova, a local village council member and a resident of a house destroyed by a landslide, died.
Demolition of illegal structures in the riverbed of an overflowing river
The Dagestan Regional Control Center reported on its Telegram channel that the Tarnairka River in Makhachkala was cleared and illegal structures obstructing the flow of floodwaters were dismantled. "Cleaning of the Tarnairka Riverbed has been completed in Makhachkala's Kirovsky District. As a reminder, the river overflowed its banks earlier due to heavy rainfall, leading to flooding. To prevent a repeat of the emergency, authorities organized clearing of the riverbed and dismantling of illegal structures obstructing the flow of floodwater," the statement reads.
The work was carried out between 1-ya Vlazhnaya and 1-ya Istochnaya Streets. "Unauthorized structures within the riverbed are currently being demolished, and other potential obstructions to water flow are being monitored," the statement added.
According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, Makhachkala will see partly cloudy skies with no precipitation today. Similar weather is expected tonight and on April 9. The weather service is a partnership between Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct 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.
Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the disaster, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".
Materials about The "Caucasian Knot" collected information 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".