Residents of Dagestan reported delays in payments after the flood.

Residents from flood-affected areas of Dagestan complained that a month after the flood, they are waiting to receive payments for property losses and financial assistance; some had to submit applications multiple times.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Dagestan authorities have paid out financial assistance to 20,800 flood victims. In five affected areas, not a single resident has yet received payments. By May 1, 248,845 applications for post-flood support had been submitted, but payments had been made to only 10,900 of those applications. This is 4.38% of the total number of applications.

They had to pay for their own home repairs

A resident of Uzornaya Street in Makhachkala, Rabadan, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his family had previously been denied payments. He resubmitted his application, but "it's just pending review, no response."

"The damage assessment committee didn't show up, and they're not answering calls." "Earlier, the mayor's office told us to contact the local police officer, but he's not answering his phone and we can't find him at work," the man said, adding that they paid for the flooding repairs themselves.

Abdullah, a resident of the Karaman microdistrict, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he hasn't received his payment, nor have his acquaintances in the neighborhood.

"Someone's furniture is damaged, their floors are unusable, and everyone is repairing it themselves," he said.

According to Abdullah, the water has drained from the village.

"The main problem is the 1000-millimeter pipe near the federal highway; it's silted up and covered in debris. There is also no storm drain in the center of Karaman-2 and on the border of Karaman-2 and Novokuli. "The former drainage canals have been filled in, fences, shops, and cafes have been built there, and the entire village is suffering because of this," said a Karaman resident.

Earlier, Azhai, a resident of Atlanaulskaya Street, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that their compensation application was rejected due to an "incomplete set of documents"; they were not told what was missing. After
that, she herself found an error in their lists, where the microdistrict was incorrectly indicated.

20:13 29.04.2026

Makhachkala street renaming has complicated flood victims' compensation claims.

Despite the Makhachkala administration's expansion of the emergency zone, victims are having trouble receiving payments—many of them need additional documents confirming their street's name has changed, residents said.

On May 16, she reported that she intended to resubmit her claim, but was told that without a building inspection report, it was useless; it had to be obtained from the Leninsky District Administration of Makhachkala.

"I went to the administration, and they said I don't have a residence permit, even though I showed documents proving I own the apartment. When I asked how to prove it, they said: bring a certificate from the clinic. I said the clinic can give me a certificate stating I'm receiving treatment there, but they can't give me a certificate stating I live there. Then they decided that confirmation from the local police officer would be sufficient. I didn't wait for him, so I collected signatures from neighbors confirming that I live in the apartment, but the police officer said he couldn't accept them because he had to interview them himself. Finally, I think I've collected all the documents, and I'm planning to take them to the MFC," said Azhai.

She added that their house was without electricity for 12 days and without heat for three weeks because the boiler was flooded. "The electricity meters were also flooded. I submitted an application for a meter replacement on April 2nd, but no one has come yet. We can't take readings, and without them, unmetered electricity consumption is considered," the woman said.

Mamedkala resident Nizarbek previously told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his house cannot be restored after the flooding and will have to be demolished.

"Today, the head and prime minister of the republic came to visit us. They firmly promised that those whose houses cannot be restored will have new ones built, and the land plots will be no smaller than what they had,” he said.

"It's important that applications are being accepted and processed right on site. To date, 14,000 applications have been processed," Shchukin was quoted as saying by the regional governor's administration's Telegram channel. "We will help everyone," Shchukin promised.

On April 20, Magomed, a resident of Salman Galimov Street in the village of Turali, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he had lost tens of thousands of rubles' worth of property, which he had to throw away.

He applied for compensation for the damage through "Gosuslugi," but was denied because his street was not on the emergency list. On May 16, the man reported that he had received approval through "Gosuslugi" for a one-time financial assistance payment of 15,675 rubles per person.

"They partially approved compensation for the loss of property, about 80 thousand rubles," Magomed said, specifying that a special commission had assessed the damage and drawn up a report.

A charitable foundation has promised assistance to families who are having problems with housing documents

00:03 03.05.2026

The "Nadezhda" Foundation reported raising a billion rubles for Flood victims in Dagestan

More than 370,000 people from across Russia have donated to help those affected by the floods in Dagestan, raising over one billion rubles.

Murad Kerimov, head of the Nadezhda charitable foundation, announced on the foundation's social media page that assistance will be provided to those who do not have title to the property in which the affected family lived.

"If you do have title to the property, you are entitled to receive payments from the state. We received lists of families without title to their property from local administrations," Kerimov said.

As of May 15, 74 families affected by the emergency had received payments from the Nadezhda foundation. The total amount of support provided amounted to 17.1 million rubles, according to a May 15 post on the foundation's Telegram channel.

Floods caused by torrential rains began in the North Caucasus in late March and became some of the most devastating in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

Residents of Chechnya have submitted more than 29,000 claims to the authorities for compensation due to flood damage. According to them, in Chechnya, documents for compensation payments are collected without unnecessary formalities; often, photographs of damaged houses are sufficient. In turn, residents of Dagestan affected by the flood have repeatedlycomplained about refusals of payments. For example, in the Turali microdistrict of Makhachkala, flooding damaged floors and household appliances, and residents were denied payments, local residents complained.

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".