Rescuers evacuated 97 residents of the Baku village of Keshlya.

In the Baku village of Keshla, 97 people have been evacuated from the flood zone. The total number of evacuated residents of Azerbaijan has reached 166.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 5, 27-year-old Faig Rasulov, a resident of the village of Gunduzgala, died in the Gusar region of Azerbaijan. On the same day, several houses in the Baku village of Keshla were flooded due to a faulty sewer line. Fifty-eight people were evacuated from the flood zone in the village.

In the village of Keshlya, 97 people were evacuated from the flooded area, said Parviz Aslanov, a spokesman for the Ministry of Emergency Situations, on April 6. "97 residents have been evacuated to a safe location. Emergency Ministry personnel continue to pump out water," Report quoted him as saying.

Flooding relief efforts were underway on April 6 in the Nizami, Sabunchu, Khazar, Binagadi, Surakhani, and Sabail districts of Baku, as well as in Sumgait and the Absheron, Hajigabul, Khizi, Shabran, and Khachmaz districts of Azerbaijan, Media.az reports.

According to the Emergency Ministry, 166 people, including 17 minors, have been evacuated to safe zones, the publication writes.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, partly cloudy skies with no precipitation are expected in Baku today. Rain is also not expected tonight or on April 8. The weather service is a partnership between the "Caucasian Knot" and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

As a reminder, floods caused by torrential rains have been ongoing in the North Caucasus since the end of March, and have become some of the most destructive in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the natural disaster, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus-2026".

The "Caucasian Knot" has collected 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".