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A rockfall has created a lake whose rupture could flood the villages of Gergebil and Kikuni, local authorities said, urging residents to leave the riverbanks, including stopping riverbed clearing efforts, and for those living near the floodplain to seek safety.

In one day, more than a hundred birds covered in fuel oil arrived at the rehabilitation center on Zhemchuzhnaya Street. More birds are being brought in from Anapa beaches. There was no official information about the spill, but the number of affected birds indicates a serious problem, volunteers and bloggers commented.

Investigators in Vladikavkaz have detained the owner of a warehouse and the organizers of a pyrotechnics production operation, suspects in the case of an explosion that killed two people and injured 15.

During the flood, water flooded the basement of a building on Bat'manova Street. Residents complained and asked Kaspiysk authorities to include them on the list of those affected by the emergency.

A teenager injured in the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz has been hospitalized at a children's hospital. Meanwhile, four people who were taken to the Republican Clinical Hospital have been discharged.

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov, who was deported from Georgia to his homeland, was denied a passport, citing a lack of military registration information.

There are 349 adults and 175 children evacuated from flood zones in Dagestan in temporary accommodation centres.

Pretrial detention facility staff did not use violence against Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service stated in response to a complaint from the detainee's relatives.

The flood caught residents of the Khasavyurt district by surprise, forcing them to hastily evacuate, leaving their belongings behind, villagers said. In the first days of the flood, difficulties arose in organizing aid for the victims, according to the Association of Charitable Foundations of Dagestan.

Volgograd believer Valery Rogozin has been released after serving a prison sentence on extremism charges.

Mikhail Kovalenko from the Rudnyansky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,742 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Abkhazian security forces detained a Sochi resident who was photographing her son in front of the Sukhumi stele bearing the Georgian flag. They were given a warning talk and then expelled from the country.

The Volgograd Regional Court upheld the sentence of the former duty assistant to the head of Correctional Colony No. 19 in Surovikino and his deputy, who were convicted of negligence that led to the hostage-taking in August 2024.

In five districts of Chechnya, 2,648 homes were damaged during the flooding, and more than 12,000 applications for one-time financial assistance were received from local residents.

A Rostov-on-Don court sentenced Dagestani resident Ramazan Musaev to four years in prison after finding him guilty of inciting terrorism.

Houses and plots in the village of Mamedkala, which was flooded after the dam burst, still have water, but in smaller quantities. Aid arrives regularly, but primarily from volunteers.

In Dagestan, an engineer for a commercial organization was detained. He was responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the Gedzhukh Reservoir dam.

The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar has seized the assets of former Kuban Legislative Assembly deputies Sergei Fursa, Alexei Sidyukov, and associated individuals who conducted illegal activities together with former Vice Governor of Krasnodar Krai Andrei Korobka.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, despite the inclement weather, gathered outside the parliament building on the 499th day of uninterrupted protests. The march on Saturday, April 11, will mark the 500th day of street protests.

One person was killed and three were injured in a mine explosion in the Krasnosulinsky District of the Rostov Region. The incident is being investigated for violation of industrial safety regulations.