#Dagestan hat mit den katastrophalen Auswirkungen der schlimmsten #Überschwemmungen seit über einem Jahrhundert zu kämpfen
Zwei Wochen heftiger Regenfälle haben zu Steinschlägen, Brückeneinstürzen und einem katastrophalen Bruch an einem Stausee geführt. In einigen Teilen von Dagestan stieg das Wasser so schnell an, dass die Häuser innerhalb weniger Stunden unter Wasser lagen.
Dagestan Was Already Facing an Infrastructure Crisis. Then Came the #Floods. -The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/10/dagestan-was-already-facing-an-infrastructure-crisis-then-came-the-floods-a92468

Dagestan Was Already Facing an Infrastructure Crisis. Then Came the Floods.
Dagestan is among the few regions in Russia with a name recognized globally, thanks largely to a quote-turned-meme by UFC champion Islam Makhachev: “Send him two, three years to Dagestan and forget.” The phrase has become a shorthand for the North Caucasus republic’s online image as a spartan training ground — a place defined by a grueling, hyper-masculine wrestling culture that turns boys into world-class fighters.