2026 Dagestan flood is large-scale natural disaster in Republic of Dagestan (Russia), caused by anomalous heavy rainfall in the period from March 27 to 29, 2026. The flood affected the capital, central and seaside regions of the republic, becoming one of the largest floods in the region in the last hundred years. During the flood, three distribution substations were destroyed, and two railway spans also collapsed bridges.https://rg.ru/2026/03/28/reg-skfo/chto-izvestno-o-moshchnom-navodnenii-v-dagestane.htmlhttps://vfokuse.mail.ru/articles/69613910-navodnenie-v-dagestane-28-29-marta-2026-goda-chto-izvestno-k-etomu-chasu/

Reasons According to the researcher Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Bolgov, the flood occurred due to the coincidence of the insufficient capacity of the storm drain and abnormal floods:https://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2026/03/30/28162027.shtml It's important to understand that city sewer networks aren't designed for such rare events—storm drains aren't prepared for heavy downpours. Therefore, in Dagestan, two factors could have coincided: extreme amounts of water, which leaves little control over infrastructure, or, of course, various deviations from standards were observed during urban development. The city administration also reported about floods.https://rg.ru/2026/03/28/reg-skfo/vlasti-mahachkaly-nazyvali-prichiny-zatopleniia-goroda.html

Chronology of events On March 28, heavy rainfall fell on Dagestan. According to the statement of the head of the region Sergey Melikov, the level of precipitation exceeded the record for the last hundred and seven years.https://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2026/03/29/28153807.shtml Due to heavy precipitation, the rivers overflowed their banks, an emergency was introduced in Makhachkala position.https://meduza.io/feature/2026/03/30/v-dagestane-i-chechne-silnoe-navodnenie-iz-za-prolivnyh-dozhdey-obrushilis-mosty-zatopleny-doma-i-dorogi-desyatki-tysyach-zhiteley-ostalis-bez-elektrichestva 283 settlements were cut off.https://05.mchs.gov.ru/deyatelnost/press-centr/operativnaya-informaciya/5724109 83 people were evacuated.https://tass.ru/obschestvo/26921213 In the Tlyaratyn and Tsumadyn districts they left avalanches.Сход трех лавин в Тляратинском и Цунтинском районах On March 29, the water level fell in the cities of Khasavyurt and Derbent, the Kasumkent-Zukhrabkent road is open. As of 12:30 p.m., 248 settlements remained without electricity.https://05.mchs.gov.ru/deyatelnost/press-centr/operativnaya-informaciya/5724109 544 houses were freed from the water, 235 houses were flooded.https://116.ru/text/incidents/2026/03/30/76339151/ On March 30, payments were announced victims.Пострадавшим от наводнения в Дагестане выплатят по 16 тыс. рублей

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