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| More than 4,000 were evacuated in Dagestan after a dam burst |
| 2026-04-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] More than 4,000 people were evacuated from four microdistricts in Dagestan's Derbent District after the dam collapsed on the Gedzhukh Reservoir. This was reported on April 6 by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic. According to the agency, rising water levels caused a breach in a hydraulic structure. Four neighborhoods were in the flood zone, and residents were evacuated as a precaution. An emergency response team from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and specialists from Rostekhnadzor were dispatched to the area to assess the situation. Aerial monitoring is being conducted using an Mi-8 helicopter amid ongoing heavy rains. Preventive evacuation of residents of the Derbent district began on April 5. That same day, the earthen dam at the Gejukha Reservoir burst amid heavy rainfall in the region. According to Nariman Kazimagomedov, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of Dagestan, the main floodwaters swept away three cars containing 10 people. Two died, and six were rescued and returned to relatives. Also on April 5, heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse on the Kavkaz federal highway near the village of Mamedkala. A timeline for traffic restoration is not yet known. In Makhachkala, an apartment building collapsed due to foundation erosion. Residents were evacuated, and there were no injuries. In the village of Kirki, heavy rains triggered a landslide that destroyed a residential building, killing a woman. |
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