An apartment building collapsed in Makhachkala due to flooding. What is known

An apartment building collapsed in Makhachkala due to flooding amid heavy rainfall. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Building collapse

On Gazoprovodnaya Street in Makhachkala, the destruction of an apartment building began due to a strong erosion of the foundation. According to preliminary data, there could be people inside when the building began to sink into the ground. The disaster also completely destroyed the road surface in this area.

Due to the ongoing security threat, the city authorities cordoned off four more apartment buildings on Aivazovsky Street. There are more than 100 apartments in these buildings. About 300 people were urgently evacuated, some of whom stayed with relatives, while the rest were sent to temporary accommodation.

The investigators organized a procedural check on the fact of the collapse of the house. Employees of the department went to the scene to establish all the circumstances and causes of the incident. The Investigative Committee clarified the details of the work at the facility.

According to preliminary data, a three-story apartment building collapsed as a result of ground movement after the flood. The Dagestan prosecutor's office clarified that none of the residents were injured in the incident.

The head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, confirmed that there were no casualties as a result of the incident. According to him, due to the erosion of the ground, a three-story extension to a six-story house collapsed. Currently, residents are being resettled in safe places, after which experts will determine the future fate of the building.

The reason for the incident

The head of the region called the chaotic construction of facilities near waterways the cause of the incident. He stressed that the buildings interfere with the natural flow of water, which eventually floods residential areas.

"Buildings prevent the natural flow of water, which finds other ways for itself: streets, houses, residential areas," Sergey Melikov emphasized.

The reaction of law enforcement officers

The Dagestan Prosecutor's Office has put under control the progress of the investigation of the criminal case of negligence. According to the agency, officials of the Makhachkala administration did not take timely measures to prevent the consequences of erosion of the foundation of the building. The supervisory authority commented on the situation on the official channel.

"The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Dagestan has put under control the progress of the investigation of the criminal case initiated under Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence)," the agency said in a statement.

Fighting the elements

Large-scale measures have been launched in Dagestan to eliminate the consequences of heavy rains. In the capital of the republic, yard rounds have been organized in the Primorskaya area, buses and 50 heavy trucks have been deployed to evacuate citizens. In total, nine temporary accommodation facilities have been prepared in Makhachkala, where people are promised to provide the necessary support.

Specialized agencies, emergency services and more than 100 volunteers have been involved in the restoration work in the region. Municipal services of the city switched to an enhanced mode of operation due to the accumulation of water on the roads, which led to the closure of traffic on a number of streets.

Infrastructure failures

The bad weather caused serious disruptions in the operation of the transport and energy systems. The movement of 12 suburban trains in the direction of Makhachkala — Derbent has been suspended, 13 sections of highways have been closed. 139 settlements in 14 districts of Dagestan were left without electricity, 678 specialists are working to restore the networks.

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