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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Roscosmos has released satellite footage of flooding in Dagestan. |
| 2026-03-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] On March 29, Roscosmos published satellite images of Dagestan, where heavy rainfall caused flooding. The space images were taken by Roscosmos' Elektro-L and Arktika-M satellites. On March 28, heavy rains caused widespread flooding in the region, along with disruptions to water and electricity supplies. A state of emergency has been declared in Makhachkala and the Khasavyurt district. Emergency services have been put on high alert. The flooding was caused by a powerful cyclone coming from the Caspian Sea. In total, more than 3,300 people, including over 1,000 children, have been evacuated from flooded areas in Dagestan. Fifty-eight people, including 32 children, are in temporary accommodation centers. According to preliminary data, 760 residential buildings and 950 adjacent plots remain flooded in the region. In some areas of the republic, precipitation exceeded 50 mm. This is a record low for recent years. In addition to Makhachkala, the maximum precipitation was recorded in Derbent, as well as in the towns of Akhty, Kuppa, Kasumkent, Izberbash, and Kumukh. Gismeteo's leading meteorologist, Leonid Starkov, previously told Regnum that the weather in the North Caucasus and surrounding regions had begun to stabilize, but in some places, the natural disaster could continue for several more days. |
| Posted by:badanov |