A protest action in the Magomed Gadjiev Street. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet on August 9, 2023 https://t.me/chernovik/57306

11 August 2023, 23:49

Protesters in Makhachkala report power outage

After the protest action in Makhachkala, the power was supplied only for a few hours, residents of Magomed Gadjiev Street have reported. The head of Dagestan has promised that new protests will be suppressed.

On August 9, as a sign of protest, Makhachkala townspeople blocked traffic along Magomed Gadjiev Street. According to their stories, there had been no electricity in their homes for three days, and there is no reaction from authorities. After talking with officials and the police, the townspeople unblocked the traffic, but promised to resume the protest, if the power supply was not restored.

Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, has threatened the protesters.

"They resumed power on August 10 at about 9:00 a.m. for a short time. By lunchtime, the supplied the power again, then turned it off," said Rasul, a local resident.

A woman, the café owner, said she had no electricity. "There are no clients; we are incurring losses," she has stated.

Local residents have also reported that they were promised to resume power supply within 24 hours. If this does not happen, they intend to resume protests.

The problems have systemic nature; and no one deals with them, said Ziyaudin Uvaisov, the head of the "ZhKKH (Housing and Public Utilities) Monitor".

Power engineers are restoring power supply in a number of cities of Dagestan, disrupted due to accidents that happen amid the abnormal heat, the republic's government has informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 18, 2022, several hundred people blocked the traffic in the Reduktorny Settlement of Makhachkala due to frequent power outages. Eleven people were brought to the police; they were charged with petty hooliganism.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 11, 2023 at 00:01 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Oleg Ionov Source: СK correspondent

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