Residents of Dagestan complained about delays in compensation for flood damage.

Residents of Dagestan affected by the March-April flood said they are still waiting for compensation from the authorities for lost property.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in May, residents of Makhachkala complained that a month after the flood they were waiting for financial assistance and compensation for lost property; some had to submit applications multiple times. Some residents of the village of Mamedkala and the town of Dagestanskiye Ogni have also not yet received compensation for homes lost during the flood.

Residents of Dagestan who reported payment delays to "Caucasian Knot" in May shared their current situation on June 2.

For example, Dagestanskiye Ogni resident Zulfikar Abdullayev previously reported that his family was only approved for a one-time payment and did not receive compensation for the loss of property. His house was severely flooded, making it uninhabitable; all his belongings and appliances were damaged. A commission visited and drew up a report.

However, as of June 2, payments for lost property had still not been made, reported Zulfikar Abdullayev. He added that his family is currently forced to rent an apartment in Derbent.

Zaira, a resident of Dagestanskiye Ogni, whose house on Fadeeva Street was completely flooded, reported in May that her family had received a one-time payment, but the application submitted to the MFC had been pending for a month.

The situation has not changed, Zaira stated on June 2. "About two months have passed, but despite the report being drawn up, there have still been no payments for the loss of property," she said.

Renaming streets in Makhachkala has complicated the process of receiving compensation for flood victims.

Azhay, a resident of a house on Atlanaulskaya Street in A resident of Makhachkala previously reported that her compensation application was rejected due to an "incomplete set of documents," but officials did not specify what was missing. She then discovered an error in the government lists, which incorrectly listed her neighborhood, and resubmitted her application in May.

As of June 2, according to the Makhachkala resident, no response had been received to her payment application.

Abdulla, a resident of the village of Karaman, also reported on May 16 that he had not received any payments. On June 2, he said that officials from the Kumtorkalinsky district administration contacted people waiting for payments and informed them that their applications for compensation had been sent to the Nadezhda charitable foundation.

The refusal of state support is due to the fact that people do not have title documents for their homes.

The Nadezhda foundation reported raising a billion rubles for flood victims in Dagestan

"According to authorities, the denial of state support is due to the fact that people lack title deeds for their homes, and their only hope is charitable foundations," Abdullah said.

The floods that occurred in the North Caucasus in late March and early April were among the most devastating in recent years. Six people, including three minors, died as a result of the flooding in Dagestan. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the natural disaster, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

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