Residents of Dagestan's mountainous regions complained of road congestion.

Villages in the mountainous regions of Dagestan are without power due to snowfall, and repair crews are unable to reach them. In the Tlyaratinsky District, snowdrifts have cut off transport links with several villages, and vehicles are blocked on the highway in the Tsuntinsky District.

The most critical situation is in the Tlyaratinsky and Kurakhsky Districts, where eleven villages each are without power. In the Tlyaratinsky District, repair crews are unable to resolve an accident due to heavy snowdrifts on the roads. Outages also affected four villages in the Derbent District and two in the Khasavyurt District, RIA Dagestan reported today.

The severe weather has also paralyzed traffic on a number of highways. The Genukhsky Pass, on the border of the Tsuntinsky District and the Bezhtinsky District, is completely closed, and a detour has been established. In the Tlyaratinsky District, road communication with several villages has been interrupted.

Snow, worsening the situation, continues to fall in eleven districts and two urban districts of the republic, the agency adds.

In the Agulsky District, two highways have been closed since the morning of January 2: Richa - Bedyuk and Goa - Fite. On the Bezhtinsky section, the Tlyadal - Bezhta - Kidero highway is blocked near the Ginukh Pass; traffic has been suspended there since the evening of January 1. In the Gumbetovsky District, a section of the Khasavyurt - Tlokh highway at the Kharib Pass has also been inaccessible since the evening of January 1. In the Tsuntinsky District, a section of the Tlyadal - Bezhta - Kidero road near the Ginukh Pass is closed. Three routes have been closed in the Tlyaratinsky District: Tlyarata - Kamilukh, Tlyarata - Kamilukh - Kardib, and Tlyarata - Gvedysh, Dagestanavtodor reported today.

Cleaning work on all blocked sections was planned to begin at 2:00 PM Moscow time on January 2, subject to improved weather conditions, the agency previously reported.

An appeal from residents of the Tlyaratinsky District was published today by the "Voice of Dagestan" Telegram channel, which has over 350,000 subscribers. By 5:30 PM Moscow time, the post had more than 18,000 views.

"Please publish an appeal from residents of the upper section of the Tlyaratinsky District regarding the lack of traffic and electricity in this area for the second day. People can't go to the hospital or anywhere else, and there's no mobile phone service or internet. People are practically cut off from the outside world, and it's unknown when road workers will clear the roads," the residents' message reads.

Residents of the Tsuntinsky District also complained about the difficult road situation. The video was published by the Telegram channel "Chernovik" 2.0, which has over 7,000 subscribers.

According to residents, after heavy snowfall, dozens of people were trapped on a federal road near the village of Shauri. The road is completely covered in snow, and there has been no response from emergency services. People are freezing in their cars, unable to drive or wait for help.

"The roads aren't cleared, and no services are working: neither road workers nor ambulances. In desperation, local residents and drivers are forced to clear snow and push stuck cars themselves, risking their health."

Residents say the situation is becoming critical – if someone gets sick or an accident occurs, no help will be able to reach the victims. They asked for the authorities and relevant services to pay attention to the situation and provide assistance.