Derbent was flooded, six died. Photo report

As a result of heavy rains and mudflows, 320 houses in the city of Derbent were flooded on Wednesday night. The water included personal plots and basements of private households on Kamunarov, Ordzhonikidze, Rasulbekova, Vokzalnaya, Makhachkala and Kobyakova streets and 3rd International, 5th Maga. In total, more than a thousand people were caught in the flood zone, including several hundred children .

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations , 6 people died. A state of emergency has been declared in the city. 551 people and 84 pieces of equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences of the rain flood. Search and rescue and recovery efforts are underway and are expected to be completed by Wednesday evening. At the moment, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the situation is stable, there are no disruptions to the gas, water or energy supply to houses. One temporary accommodation center has been deployed in the city. Derbent refused the help of the central forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which planned to send two planes with rescuers to the city. The head of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov, went to the disaster area.