Access to a Dagestani village is closed due to landslides.

A ban on vehicle traffic on the road to the village of Talgi from Makhachkala has been imposed due to waterlogged soil and increased landslides.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 6, 2,075 residential buildings, 1,817 garden plots in seven municipalities, and 173 sections of roads remained flooded in Dagestan.

The movement of cars is temporarily prohibited on the section of the road "Bypass of Makhachkala through the village. "Talgi" (Federal Highway "Kavkaz" - Talgi), the Dagestanavtodor agency reported today on its Telegram channel.

The ban was imposed "due to the intensification of landslide processes as a result of recent heavy rains and waterlogged soils," the agency explained.

"Transportation to the village of Talgi is carried out from the Buinaksk District with an exit to the Makhachkala - Buinaksk - Levashi - Gunib highway. Transit traffic through Talgi is also closed!" the publication stated.

According to weather service of the "Caucasian Knot," today in Makhachkala there will be variable cloudiness with no precipitation. No precipitation is expected tonight or on April 8th. The weather service is a partnership project of the "Caucasian Knot" and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in the light version and the Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

Seven people declared dead as a result of flooding in Dagestan

On April 5, the Gedzhukh dam collapsed in Dagestan, washing several cars off the highway. Rescuers pulled seven people from the water, two of whom died in the hospital. Two more people are missing. The body of a five-year-old girl was later found, and rescuers continued the search for her grandmother.

Moreover, on April 6, investigators declared the girl's grandmother dead. According to the Investigative Committee's publication, the flooding of a car in the Derbent district "led to the death of a local resident and her minor granddaughter." Additionally, in the same area, when another car sank, "two minors inside died."

Two more people, a girl and a child, were rescued from the river but died in the hospital, as the department reported earlier that day in a separate publication.

Furthermore, in the Dagestani village of Kirki on April 5, a landslide destroyed a residential building, killing local resident Kistaman Mazanova. Thus, at least seven people have died as a result of the flooding in Dagestan.

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