An official in Dagestan has been brought to trial due to the death of a woman in a landslide.

The deputy head of one of the departments of the administration of the Kaytag district did not organize the evacuation of people from the landslide zone in the village of Kirki, the accusation stated.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on April 5, a landslide in the Dagestani village of Kirki destroyed a residential building. In it, a local resident, the deputy of the village council Kistaman Mazanova, died, and two other houses were damaged.

The former official is accused under the article on negligence resulting in death (part 2 of article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which provides for up to five years of imprisonment or forced labor.

The investigation believes that the accused received initial data on the activation of landslide processes in the village of Kirki in the Kaytag district back in March. In April, when the official had new information about the situation, he did not organize an on-site inspection and did not notify either the emergency services or the district leadership about the threat.

The representative of the administration "did not take the necessary measures to evacuate residents from the danger zone," as a result of which a resident of the village died under the rubble of stones and soil on April 5. The death of the woman was the result of the accused's improper performance of his official duties, the Investigative Committee of Dagestan emphasized in its statement.

The criminal case has been sent to the prosecutor for approval of the charges. The agency refers to the accused as a former employee of the administration but does not specify when and under what circumstances he was dismissed. The investigation also did not clarify what preventive measure was chosen for the accused before the trial.

The landslide in Kirki occurred against the backdrop of prolonged bad weather: since the end of March 2026, heavy rains in the North Caucasus have caused large-scale floods, which have become some of the most destructive in recent years. The greatest damage was inflicted on Dagestan and Chechnya, according to the report of the "Caucasian Knot" "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus-2026".