Traffic has been restored on a highway in the mountains of Dagestan.

Traffic on the road in the Tsuntinsky district, which was closed after the avalanche, has been organized according to a temporary scheme. Workers continue clearing the roadway.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the morning of January 11, an avalanche occurred on the regional highway Agvali - Shauri - Kidero in the Tsuntinsky District, after which traffic on this section was closed. ..

On the section of the Agvali - Shauri - Kidero road closed due to an avalanche, "vehicle passage has been ensured using a temporary scheme," the Telegram channel reported. "Dagestanavtodor."

"Work to clear the road to its full width continues. One piece of equipment, a DT-75 bulldozer, is being used," the publication states.

Similar incidents have occurred there before. For example, on March 25, 2025, an avalanche also occurred on the Agvali-Shauri-Kidero highway in the Tsuntinsky District. A temporary passage was established, but the following day, another avalanche occurred in the same area. Local residents were forced to participate in electrical grid repairs after sleet brought down power lines.

An avalanche blocked the road to the village of Elbok in the Tsuntinsky District, leaving villagers without access to medical care and children unable to attend school, according to the authors of an appeal to the Dagestan leadership on March 29, 2025. Road clearing efforts have been suspended due to the large volume of the avalanche and worsening weather, Dagestanavtodor reported.

In February 2023, residents of the village of Khutrakh in the Tsuntinsky District were forced to carry a woman in need of urgent medical care for two kilometers through snowdrifts. Due to the snowfall, the roads were covered with a thick layer of snow, and the ambulance could not get there.