The number of blockaded Dagestani villages has grown to 18.
Residents of 18 villages in the Charodinsky and Tlyaratinsky districts remain without transportation today.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," dozens of road sections in Dagestan were closed after floods, landslides, and, in mountainous areas, after avalanches and snowstorms. By April 24, there were no remaining settlements in the republic without transportation, but that evening, a landslide hit a section of the Magar-Gilib highway in the Charodinsky district. As a result, nine villages were blocked: Nukush, Kutikh, Gilib, Goab, Ritlyab, Doronub, Karanub, Tlyarabazutl, and Tsemer.
From April 12 to 18, landslides destroyed 28 houses in the Dakhadaevsky District, and another 127 were partially damaged. About 200 people were evacuated. "Of course, there's significant damage, and other villagers have suffered even more. We're helping each other as best we can. We're helping each other. It's too early to talk about compensation, but we hope there will be some payments," a resident of the village of Urkarakh told the "Caucasian Knot" on April 20.
As of 9:00 a.m. Moscow time on April 26, 18 settlements in Dagestan are blocked (16 in the Charodinsky District and two in the Tlyaratinsky District), Dagestanavtodor reports on its website.
In the Charodinsky District, traffic on a section of the Tsurib-Archib highway is closed "due to a collapse of the upstream slope." "Transportation to 16 settlements has been interrupted. Clearing work is underway, but is complicated by repeated avalanches," the publication states.
In the Tlyaratinsky District, traffic on the section of the highway "Approach from the Antsukh-Tlyarata highway to the village of Gvedysh" is closed "due to melting snow, which had provided a temporary passage through the avalanche."
"Transportation to two settlements has been interrupted. Clearing work is underway. One piece of equipment, an excavator, is being used," the department reported.
The names of the blocked settlements are not provided in the publication.
As a reminder, by April 24, authorities had received more than 218,000 applications for assistance from affected residents of Dagestan. However, only 5,293 people received payments—about 2.43% of applicants.
"Caucasian Knot" has prepared a detailed guide to help you understand who is eligible for payments, the amounts provided, the documents required, and what to do if some paperwork is missing.
Floods caused by torrential rains began in the North Caucasus at the end of March and were among the most devastating in recent years. Six residents of Dagestan, including three minors, died as a result of the flooding. Additionally, on April 13, a 19-year-old volunteer died in the hospital after suffering a severe head injury while helping residents of the Derbent district.
Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the disaster, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".
Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422756
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