Flooding in Dagestan and Chechnya has been declared a federal emergency.

Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov announced an increase in the state of emergency in Dagestan and Chechnya due to the flooding situation.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," approximately 1.5 million residents are in the zone of devastating floods in Dagestan. In connection with this, a regional state of emergency has been declared in Dagestan. A government commission led by Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov announced that the state of emergency in Dagestan will soon be raised to federal level. Several regions in southern Russia have sent humanitarian aid to residents of Dagestan affected by the flooding. In Makhachkala alone, 82,900 requests for one-time assistance, more than 10,000 claims for compensation for property loss, and 297 claims for damage to health were received from victims. The city has 13 accommodation centers for people forced to leave their homes due to flooding. By April 9, flood relief funds in Dagestan had raised more than 550 million rubles.

Today, at a meeting in Makhachkala, Alexander Kurenkov announced that, given the current situation and taking into account the reports heard, a decision has been made to classify the situation in Dagestan and Chechnya as a federal emergency and establish a federal response level, RIA Novosti reported.

According to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the government has already formed a separate commission under his leadership to address the consequences. It includes the heads of federal executive bodies and the heads of the affected regions.

The minister noted that the heads of the republics must ensure that the population is constantly informed about all existing support measures, complete damage assessments as soon as possible, and organize the development of plans for the restoration of damaged housing and socially significant facilities.

This morning, the minister arrived in Dagestan, where he held a meeting and flew over the territory by helicopter. He was accompanied by a task force that will work in the flooded areas. Afterwards, he checked the progress of the disaster relief efforts in Mamedkala, one of the hardest-hit villages in Dagestan, where a dam breach left nearly 260 homes and their gardens in the flood zone.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, Makhachkala will see partly cloudy skies with no precipitation today. Similar weather is expected tonight. The weather service is a partnership between the Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you tocorrect meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in the light version and Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.Kavkaz-uzel.eu/dagestan?city_id=16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kavkaz-uzel.eu/dagestan?city_id=16Kavkaz-uzel.eu/dagestan?city_id=16 ...">Kavkaz-uzel.eu/dagestan? Five of them died in the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent district and its environs: a pregnant 17-year-old local resident, a 12-year-old child, a five-year-old girl and her grandmother, as well as 70-year-old Aminat Musayeva, who had been missing for three days. Earlier, on April 5, in the village of Kirki in the Kaytag district, a resident of a house destroyed by a landslide, local village council deputy Kistaman Mazanova, died.

The "Caucasian Knot" has collected 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".