The number of residents of Dagestan hospitalized with poisoning has increased.

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

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on April 4, 21 people were hospitalized in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan with symptoms of poisoning. Investigators have named drinking water as the probable cause.

The number of people hospitalized after poisoning in the village of Karabudakhkent has risen to 25; there are no serious cases, Interfax reported on April 4, citing the press service of the administration. Rospotrebnadzor for Dagestan.

According to the agency, the patients' condition is stable. Specialists are determining the cause of the poisoning.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," a state of emergency has been declared in 12 municipalities of Dagestan due to flooding. By April 3, 43,000 residents of the republic have submitted applications for financial assistance.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, moderate rain is expected in Makhachkala today, and light rain on April 5 and 6. The weather service is a partnership between Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to adjust meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

As a reminder, each flood victim in Dagestan is entitled to financial assistance in the amount of 15,600 rubles, the republic's authorities announced on March 31. Compensation has also been announced for those who lost property, health, or loved ones.

By April 2, the republic's authorities had received more than four thousand applications for compensation for damage caused by the flood.

In Chechnya, more than 100 houses were completely destroyed, and more than 3,000 were damaged. Residents submitted 2,400 applications for compensation. By April 3, the water had receded from all flooded residential buildings and garden plots in Chechnya.

The Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on flooding in the North Caucasus Federal District republics in the spring of 2026 on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".

We also remind you that in June 2024 At least 228 people were hospitalized in Buynaksk after a mass poisoning. Rospotrebnadzor stated that tap water was the source of the contamination. In January 2021, another mass water poisoning occurred in Buynaksk, with 359 people seeking medical attention. Following a criminal investigation, the head of Buinakskvodokanal was fined only 100,000 rubles, while the prosecutor had demanded an even smaller fine of 50,000 rubles.

Mass poisonings in Buinaksk are occurring due to sewage entering worn-out water supply networks and illegal taps into the water supply system, experts noted.