Less than 3% of applicants received compensation after the flood in Dagestan

Only 5,293 people have received payments following the flooding in Dagestan, with 218,217 applications for various types of benefits already submitted. 557 people remain in temporary accommodation centers.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," authorities have accepted more than 214,000 applications for various types of assistance from Dagestan residents affected by the flooding. In the republic, 49 houses remain flooded, and 520 people are in temporary accommodation centers.

More than 218,000 applications for compensation payments have been received from residents of Dagestan affected by the consequences of the bad weather, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for Dagestan reported.

"557 people, including 174 children, remain in 14 temporary accommodation centers in the republic. (...) Evaluation commissions continue their work. In order to provide social support measures, 218,217 applications have been received, payments have been made for 5 "293 applications," the report states.

There are no flooded residential buildings or garden plots in the republic. Work to restore gas supply in two municipalities and cold water supply in the Karabudakhkent district continues, Interfax reports.

Thus, approximately 2.43% of applicants have received payments, according to the Caucasian Knot.

Dagestan residents complain of mass payment denials

00:55 21.04.2026

Turali residents consider compensation denials unfounded

Due to flooding in the Turali microdistrict of Makhachkala, residents lost a significant portion of their property, including essential items, but some of the victims were not even visited by damage assessment commissions.

As a reminder, the "Patient Monitor and Housing and Utilities" project named 16 streets/areas in Makhachkala, whose residents have already contacted them due to denial of payments after Floods. Social media users believe the refusals are widespread. Floods caused by heavy rains began in the North Caucasus at the end of March and have become some of the most devastating in recent years. Six residents of Dagestan, including three minors, died as a result of the flooding. Additionally, on April 13, a 19-year-old volunteer died in the hospital after suffering a severe traumatic brain injury while helping residents of the Derbent district. 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 compiled 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".