The Investigative Committee announced the initiation of two criminal cases under Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Causing death by negligence.” According to the agency, the driver was carrying five passengers instead of the allowed four. The flood of water that gushed after the breakthrough of the Gejuh reservoir dam blew the car into a ditch, and the children died.

A similar incident occurred in the same area involving another car, the flooding of which led to the death of a local resident and her minor granddaughter.

On the territory of Dagestan, more than 2 thousand residential buildings in 9 settlements, more than 1.8 thousand household plots and 173 sections of roads remain flooded, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. There are 731 people in 15 temporary accommodation facilities.

Heavy rains hit the region at the end of March and caused widespread flooding, disruptions in the water supply and electricity supply systems. A new wave of heavy rainfall hit the republic on April 4 and 5.