Overview

• A prolonged downpour on Friday flooded streets, including central districts of Makhachkala, causing heavy traffic congestion.
• A wall of a private home at 42 Magidova Street collapsed without casualties, with the five residents declining temporary shelter, which officials linked to the heavy rain.
• Emergency crews are prioritizing water removal around transformer stations to avert power outages, with work expected to continue in emergency mode through the weekend.
• Regional leader Sergey Melikov said the situation remains difficult yet controlled and that there is currently no basis to declare a state of emergency.
• The Dagestan prosecutor’s office opened a review into flooding and compliance with housing-utilities rules in Makhachkala, Kaspiysk and Izberbash.