Traffic has been restored on a highway in the mountains of Dagestan.

Workers cleared the roadway in the Tsuntinsky District, which was closed after a rockfall.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," on February 16, a rockfall occurred on a section of the Tsebari-Shapikh-Mezhdurechye highway in the Tsuntinsky District, after which traffic there was closed.

Clearing the section of the Tsebari-Shapikh-Mezhdurechye highway in the Tsuntinsky District was completed on February 21. He reported on his Telegram channel, "Dagestanavtodor."

"The rock slide has been cleared. Traffic has been restored to normal," the publication states.

As a reminder, in early February, roads in the Tsuntinsky District were blocked by snow due to avalanches, and local residents had to carry the body of the deceased several kilometers for burial in his home village.

On March 25, 2025, an avalanche hit a road in the Tsuntinsky District. A temporary passage was established, but the next day, another avalanche occurred in the same area. Local residents were forced to participate in electrical grid repairs after sleet brought down power lines.

An avalanche blocked the road to the village of Elbok, leaving villagers without access to medical care and children unable to attend school, complained the authors of an appeal to the Dagestan leadership on March 29, 2025. Road clearing efforts have been suspended due to the large volume of the avalanche and worsening weather, Dagestanavtodor reported.

In February 2023, residents of the village of Khutrakh in the Tsuntinsky District were forced to carry a woman in need of urgent medical attention for two kilometers through snowdrifts. Due to the snowfall, the roads were covered with a thick layer of snow, and the ambulance could not get there.