16:15, 2 April 2026

Over 2,000 Chechen residents have applied for flood assistance.

2,400 claims for damages have been filed by residents of Chechnya following the flooding.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," more than 100 homes in Chechnya were completely destroyed due to the flooding. In total, more than 3,000 homes were damaged, including in the Vedensky District.

On March 28-29, the village of Kundukhovo in Gudermes was flooded, requiring the evacuation of residents. After evacuating the flood zone, residents of the village moved in with relatives, refusing to be sent to temporary accommodation centers. By the morning of March 30, 645 people (294 adults and 351 children) were also evacuated from the village of Braguny in the Gudermes District, and another 504 people were evacuated from Gudermes and the village of Dzhalka.

Those affected by heavy rains in Chechnya will receive compensation for damage caused by the storm, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the republic reported.

"In Chechnya, citizens affected by the emergency will receive financial assistance. As of today, the operational situation in the region has stabilized. The work of the damage assessment commission continues. (...) At present, about 2,400 applications have been submitted," the report says.

Employees of Chechenenergo JSC are intensively identifying local problem situations and restoring damaged Infrastructure and a detailed inspection of facilities and equipment are underway, Godum deputy Adam Delimkhanov announced today. "Today, we can say that the defects that arose have been almost 100 percent eliminated," he stated.

At the end of March 2026, the North Caucasus experienced one of the most devastating floods in recent memory. Dagestan and Chechnya were hardest hit. The consequences of the flood and how the regions are coping with them are described in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

As of March 30, 1,260 houses and yards remained flooded in Chechnya, while the water had receded from 557 houses.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, light rain is expected in Vedeno on April 2 and 3, with temperatures of 18 and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively. From April 4 to 6, rainfall is forecast with 4-11 millimeters of precipitation and a temperature drop to 8-10 degrees Celsius. The weather service is a partnership between Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

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".

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422120