The number of blockaded Dagestani villages has dropped to 11.

Residents of 11 villages in the Tlyaratinsky, Dakhadaevsky, and Tsumadinsky districts remain without transportation today.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 19, residents of 14 villages in Dagestan were left without transportation: six in the Dakhadaevsky district (Sur-Surbachi, Itsari, Khuduts, Ashty, Dirbakmakhi, Kunki), six in the Tlyaratinsky district (Gvedysh, Gendukh, Kardib, Gindib, Khadiyal, Tadiyal), and two in the Tsumadinsky district (Gadiri and Gachitli). By April 20, roads to two villages in the Tsumadinsky District had been cleared, but residents of four villages in the Tsumadinsky District remained without transport links, bringing the number of blockaded villages to 16.

Today, 11 settlements remain without transport links, Dagestanavtodor reported on its website. "Tlyaratinsky District - 6 settlements, Dakhadaevsky District - 2 settlements, Tsumadinsky District - 3 settlements. Emergency recovery work is underway in all directions," the publication states.

In the Tlyaratinsky District, transport links remain interrupted with the villages of Gvedysh, Gendukh, Kardib, Gindib, Khadiyal, and Tadiyal; in the Dakhadaevsky District - with the villages of Itsari and Dirbakmakhi; and in the Tsumadinsky District - with the villages of Santlada, Khvarshi, and Khonokh.

The villages of Santlada, Khvarshi, and Khonokh were blocked after traffic on the section of the road "Access from the Agvali-Shauri-Kidero road to the village of The Khvarshi River was closed "due to a rockfall on the upstream slope," the department reported.

Reminder: How to receive compensation for flood victims in Dagestan

As a reminder, from April 12th to 18th, landslides destroyed 28 houses in the Dakhadaevsky District, and another 127 were partially damaged. About 200 people were evacuated. "Of course, there's significant damage, and other villagers have suffered even more. We're helping each other as best we can. It's too early to talk about compensation, but we hope there will be some payments," a resident of the village of Urkarakh told the "Caucasian Knot" on April 20.

About 1.5 million residents of Dagestan were caught in the devastating flood zone. Six residents of the republic, including three minors, died as a result of the flooding. Furthermore, on April 13, 19-year-old volunteer Artem Mikhrabov, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury while helping residents of the flooded village of Mamedkala, died in the hospital.

Floods caused by torrential rains began in the North Caucasus in late March and have become some of the most destructive in recent years. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the disaster, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus-2026".

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The Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences linked the floods in Dagestan to a combination of natural processes and anthropogenic impacts, which exacerbate the scale of natural disasters. Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" also named ill-considered development, natural factors, and the deplorable state of hydraulic structures among the reasons for the devastating flood.

The "Caucasian Knot" has compiled materials on flooding in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District in the spring of 2026 on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".