19:06, 3 April 2026

Flooding in Chechnya destroyed crops and seed rice in warehouses.

More than 860 hectares of crops and 130 tons of seed rice were lost in Chechnya due to flooding as a result of prolonged rains, stated Rustam Shaptukayev, the republic's Minister of Economic and Territorial Development.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," 15 pedestrian and 15 automobile bridges were damaged in Chechnya after flooding. The waters have receded, and there are no more flooded houses, according to rescuers. It was previously reported that more than 100 houses were completely destroyed due to flooding in Chechnya, and more than 3,000 houses were damaged. 2,400 claims for damages have been filed by Chechen residents following the flooding.

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 stayed with relatives, refusing to be sent to temporary accommodation centers. By the morning of March 30, 645 people (294 adults and 351 children) had been evacuated from the village of Braguny in the Gudermes District, and another 504 people from Gudermes and the village of Dzhalka. Chechen Minister of Economic and Territorial Development Rustam Shaptukayev reported today to Yuri Chaika, the Plenipotentiary Representative in the North Caucasus Federal District, about the damage caused to Chechen farmers by the flood. According to the official, 868 hectares of crops were lost due to flooding in two municipal districts, as well as 130 tons of seed rice due to a flooded warehouse. The minister added that 1,425 people, including 667 children, were evacuated from two settlements in the Gudermes and 16 settlements in the Nozhay-Yurt municipal districts. According to Shaptukaev, the evacuated residents are being accommodated with relatives. Three temporary accommodation centers with a total capacity of 610 people are ready to receive the affected population.

"Work to pump water from flooded courtyards and homes continues. A damage assessment commission has been organized," TASS quotes him as saying.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, light to moderate rain is expected in Nozhai-Yurt from April 4 to 6, with precipitation forecasted at up to 10 mm each day. The weather service is a partnership between the 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".

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422156