Overview
- Authorities say more than 4,000 people have been moved to safety and about 2,000 homes are under water across the North Caucasus republic.
- A woman and her daughter were swept away by the floodwaters and later found dead, according to regional officials.
- A reservoir wall in the Derbent region gave way after days of heavy rain, pushing water into nearby towns and villages.
- Power and water systems faltered as substations and sewage plants flooded, and a key bridge on the Kawkas route reportedly collapsed.
- Local leaders declared states of emergency in Makhachkala, Khasavyurt, Kaspiysk and Derbent, deployed helicopters, and opened shelters as forecasts call for strong gusts and renewed downpours that could trigger landslides.