23:11, 4 November 2025

More than 20 tourists are trapped in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia after a mudslide.

A mudflow has blocked the dirt road to Yuzhnaya Cave in the Urupsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia. Vacationers with children are trapped near the cave.

The incident in the village of Rozhkao in the Urupsky District was reported this evening. All vacationers trapped in the mountains are residents of Cherkessk.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a mudflow has blocked the dirt road leading to Yuzhnaya Cave. A group of 21 vacationers, including six children, are trapped on the cave side. The tourists arrived in seven cars, according to the ministry's official Telegram channel.

A rescue team dispatched to the scene of the incident assessed the situation at the mudflow site. According to them, there are no fatalities or injuries, and communication between the settlements is intact.

Road clearing work will begin during daylight hours, the Ministry of Emergency Situations noted.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on October 6, landslides blocked a highway in the Charodinsky District of Dagestan, leaving 19 mountain villages without transport. It took almost a month to clear the road, and traffic was restored only on November 3.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/416951