Four people were evacuated by helicopter in Dagestan due to impassable roads.

Four people, including three children, were evacuated from two farms in the Kulinsky District, where the road to the farm was blocked by snow.

A Russian Emergencies Ministry helicopter evacuated four people, including three children, from a farm on the Churchalo farm, near the village of Khosrekh in the Kulinsky District of Dagestan. One teenager suffered a broken leg, according to the website of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Republic.

"There is a road to the village of Khosrekh, but not further to the farm. After the snowfall, the road was blocked, making evacuation by vehicle impossible... Three children and one adult were evacuated with the assistance of a Russian Emergencies Ministry Mi-8 helicopter," the statement read.

The Kulinsky District Administration provided slightly different information. He clarified that a local resident with a broken leg was transported from a farm in the village of Kuli to Makhachkala. He was taken to a medical facility for qualified assistance.

Three children were transported from another farm in the village of Kuli to the village itself and placed in the care of relatives. "Residents of both farms have received humanitarian aid: warm blankets, food, and essential items," the administration said on its Telegram channel.

In the North Caucasus, floods caused by torrential rains have been ongoing since the end of March, and they have become some of the most destructive in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya have been hit hardest by the disaster, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus-2026." As of April 6, 2,075 residential buildings and 1,817 garden plots in seven municipalities in Dagestan remained flooded. On April 7, the total number of victims reached 6,200, with more than 700 in temporary accommodation centers. people.

More than 800 socially significant facilities were damaged by flooding in Dagestan, with approximately 1.5 million residents in the emergency zone. The state of emergency in the republic has been raised from regional to federal amid forecasts of a third wave of floods.

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".

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, no precipitation is expected today during the day or tonight in the village of Vachi, where the Kulinsky District administration is located. Rain is forecast for tomorrow, and snow is expected on the night of April 9-10. The weather service is a partnership project 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 href="https://m.kavkaz-uzel.eu/dagestan?city_id=554">light version and Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.