A resident of Dagestan secured compensation for property lost in the flood.

After being denied one-time assistance, a resident of Dagestan appealed to the ombudsman and secured over 472 thousand rubles from the authorities as compensation for the loss of property during the spring flood.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the rains in March and April led to flooding in Dagestan. As of May 22, 274 thousand applications for assistance had been submitted by those affected, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. By October 24, the authorities of the republic reported that one-time payments had been assigned to 93.8 thousand people.

According to the resident of Dagestan, her property was damaged by the spring rains, and the municipal commission confirmed after inspection that she had lost part of her property. The Ministry of Labor of Dagestan denied the woman one-time assistance, citing that the loss of essential property had not been established.

The resident sought help from the Human Rights Commissioner in Dagestan, Zapir Alkhassov. After reviewing the documents, he found that the basis for the denial contradicted the commission's conclusion, which recorded the partial loss of essential property, as stated in a message published on the website of the Dagestan ombudsman.

According to Alkhassov, he requested the Ministry of Labor to reconsider the application and assess the submitted documents. The ministry reviewed the denial decision, and the resident was paid 472 thousand 410 rubles.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Dagestan affected by the flood had to repeatedly contest denials and reapply for compensation. For instance, on August 4, a resident of the village of Tutlar in the Khasavyurt district, Zumrut Ezhueva, reported that her two children were not included in the list of recipients of one-time assistance. She had to appeal to the prosecutor's office to have them included in the list.

On May 20, a resident of Dagestan Ogni, Zulfiqar Abdulaev, reported that his family was approved for one-time assistance, but they were denied payments for lost property. It was impossible to live in the flooded house, and the family had to rent an apartment in Derbent. On May 16, a resident of Makhachkala, Rabadan, reported that after being denied, he reapplied but received no response, and the family had to repair their home at their own expense.