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The Gedzhukh Dam collapsed in Dagestan's Derbent District, evacuating residents of six villages. Most were placed with relatives, while 94 were sent to temporary shelters and eight more to the hospital. The floodwaters swept several cars off the highway, and emergency services are conducting a rescue operation.

In the village of Kirki in the Kaitag district of Dagestan, a landslide destroyed a house, killing a local resident. Two other houses were damaged, and five are at risk of collapse.

Georgian authorities handed Afgan Sadigov over to Azerbaijan's Migration Service. The journalist was informed that the criminal case against him had been dropped and he was released. Human rights activists and his wife fear that a new case may be brought against him.

Human rights activists raised 85,000 rubles for Aina Mankieva, who fled domestic violence in Ingushetia.

Power and water have been shut off in several areas of Makhachkala due to further flooding. Streets in the Reduktorny microdistrict are flooded, making it difficult for residents to go to work or shop for groceries.

Almost 3,300 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, including 572 Azerbaijani citizens, 354 Russians, and 19 Georgian citizens.

In Makhachkala, the evacuation of residents of buildings in the Palmira neighborhood affected by the flooding has begun. Authorities also announced an evacuation due to the threat of collapse of a six-story residential building on Aivazovsky Street.

Security forces have found a formal way to circumvent the ECHR's ban on Afgan Sadygov's extradition from Georgia to Azerbaijan, human rights activists said, asking the ECHR to also prohibit the journalist's deportation.

Power outages due to flooding were recorded in 14 districts of Dagestan.

Torrential rains have triggered a new round of flooding in Dagestan. In Makhachkala, sections of city streets and the area around the Primorskaya substation are flooded.

Power has been restored to all residents of the village of Koren-Benoy following repairs to the electrical network damaged during the flood in the Nozhai-Yurtovsky district.

A Tbilisi court ordered the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to his home country. This decision conflicted with the ECHR's ban on Sadigov's extradition to Azerbaijan, human rights activists pointed out.

Novorossiysk has been attacked by drones, the city's mayor announced.

Traffic has been resumed on 59 of 61 sections of roads closed to traffic in Dagestan due to flooding.

Water levels on the streets of Derbent, which rose during heavy rains, have subsided, city authorities reported.

A criminal case has been opened against the head of the Yashaltinsky district of Kalmykia, who is suspected of receiving large bribes.

One of the victims of the air strike on Taganrog underwent surgery and is in intensive care, while three others are in hospital wards.

In Derbent, mudflows hit a federal highway and moved towards the city.

The final decision on the disputed land plot in the Sochi gardening association "Kommunalnik" has been overturned by the cassation court and sent back for a new trial.

The number of residents of the village of Karabudakhkent hospitalized after poisoning has risen to 25.