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Severe floods hit Makhachkala, capital of Russia’s Dagestan region

Al Jazeera · · 52 words

The article reports on severe flooding in Makhachkala, capital of Russia's Dagestan region, describing damage to infrastructure and power outages. Multiple sources confirm the event, with footage showing submerged vehicles and homes.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Severe floods hit Makhachkala, capital of Russia's Dagestan region.”
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No evidence in the provided sources directly mentions severe floods in Makhachkala. The web search results reference floods in Tyumen, Tomsk, and Kurgan Oblasts, and a riot at Makhachkala airport, but none confirm flooding in the city.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...thefirst interview with Putin to be ... Overthesucceeding days,floodsalso caused bythespring thaw occurinTyumen , Tomsk and Kurgan Oblasts .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — Makhachkalaairport was closed by ... According to Sergei Melikov,theleaderofDagestan,therecent occurrence was aseverebreachofthelaw.
https://ucreview.com/a-mob-storms-dagestan-airport-searching…
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web search NEUTRAL — Theriot, at an airportintheregionalcapitalofMakhachkala66 miles (107 km) from Derbent, saw hundredsofDagestanis, mostly young men, rampage ...
https://newsletter.allfactsmatter.us/p/dagestan-airport-riot…
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“Footage shows floodwaters washing away and submerging vehicles and homes in Makhachkala, capital of Russia’s Dagestan region.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly describe footage of floodwaters destroying vehicles and homes in Makhachkala, corroborating the claim across independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2026 ·Footageshowsfloodwaterswashing away and submergingvehiclesand homesin Makhachkala,capitalof Russia’sDagestanregion. Local news sources report power outages affecting tens of thousands ..…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/28/severe-fl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2026 ·Footageshowsfloodwaterswashing away and submergingvehiclesand homesin Makhachkala,capitalof Russia’sDagestanregion. Local news sources report power outages affecting tens of thousands ..…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGtritMA0CI
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web search NEUTRAL — Footageshowsfloodwaterswashing away and submergingvehiclesand homesin Makhachkala,capitalof Russia’sDagestanregion. . Local news sources report power outages affecting tens of thousands of people.
https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish/video/7622247675659…
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“Local news sources report power outages affecting tens of thousands of people.”
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The web search results mention power outages in Portland, Chicago, and Central Virginia, but none specify Dagestan or link the outages to the floods in Makhachkala. The claim lacks regional specificity.
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web search NEUTRAL — PoweroutagesimpactedthousandsofPortland-area residents. 2 days ago. By Jashayla Pettigrew.Poweroutagehits Portland area Saturday morning; 14,000 left without electricity.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — ComEd provides update onpoweroutagesimpactingtensofthousandsacross Chicago. Tom Dominguez, ComEd communications manager, delivers an update on their crews efforts to return service to those who lostpo…
https://www.fox9.com/news/chicago-area-power-outages-blizzar…
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web search NEUTRAL — The aftermath of the storm left trees covered in ice fallen in the middle of neighborhoods andpowerlines strewn across yards. Theimpactwas swift and widespread. For Dominion Energy, 56,000 customers w…
https://www.29news.com/2025/02/06/power-outages-impact-tens-…
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