More than 3,600 flood victims in Dagestan have received payments.
More than 2,400 flood victims in Dagestan received one-time financial assistance, and more than 1,200 people received compensation for property loss.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," government representatives visited flood-damaged homes to assess the damage, according to Dagestan residents who applied for assistance. By April 17, more than 190,000 applications for assistance had been received from residents of the republic.
Payments to people who lost their homes as a result of the flood in Dagestan will depend on family composition and the standard total area, authorities stated. In addition, financial assistance of 15,600 rubles has been allocated for each flood victim in Dagestan. Financial assistance for essential property loss is also provided: 78,735 rubles per person for partial property loss and 156,750 rubles per person for complete property loss. Compensation for damage to health ranges from 313,000 to 627,000 rubles. For the death of a person, the authorities promised the family members of the deceased 1,567,500 rubles.
As of the morning of April 20, social security agencies transferred payments to 3,660 residents of Dagestan affected by the emergency, the republic's Ministry of Labor reported on its Telegram channel.
"Of these, 2,459 people received a one-time payment; 1,201 people received compensation for lost property. Payments are made immediately—immediately after receiving inspection reports from municipal emergency response commissions," the publication states.
As a reminder, in the Turali microdistrict of Makhachkala, houses were damaged by flooding, floors and household appliances were damaged, and people were denied payments, locals complained. Residents.
The flood caught residents of the Khasavyurt district by surprise, and people were forced to hastily evacuate, abandoning their belongings, villagers told the "Caucasian Knot." According to them, in the first hours, it was mainly fellow villagers who helped each other, and administration representatives arrived the next day. Residents of the Adilyotarsky village council lost 400 head of cattle, 360 head of small cattle, and nearly 30,000 poultry as a result of the flood.
In the North Caucasus, floods caused by torrential rains began in late March and have become some of the most destructive in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the natural disaster, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".
About 1.5 million residents of Dagestan were caught in the devastating flood zone. Six residents of the republic, including three minors, died as a result of the flooding. Additionally, on April 13, 19-year-old volunteer Artem Mikhrabov, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury while helping residents of the flooded village of Mamedkala, died in the hospital.
The Caucasian Knot compiled materials about flooding in the North Caucasus Federal District republics in the spring of 2026 on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".