Makhachkala: The death toll from the flooding in the Caucasian Dagestan region rose to six, after the body of an elderly woman was found, the regional office of the Russian Emergency Ministry said Tuesday.

According to Anadolu Agency, volunteers and rescuers discovered the body of a missing resident born in 1947 under the rubble in Mikhaylovka. The regional office confirmed that the number of victims of the flooding in Dagestan has now reached six people.

The Russian Hydrometeorological Center declared an orange-level weather warning in the region, indicating dangerous weather conditions with the likelihood of natural disasters and damage. Residents and visitors of the region are urged to take precautions.

Work continues in Dagestan to address the aftermath of heavy rains that led to widespread flooding in several districts in late March and early April. The situation remains difficult in the regional administrative center, the city of Makhachkala, as well as the Khasavyurt and Derbent districts, where dozens of homes, cars, and garden plots have been flooded.

Several bridges were washed away by the adverse weather. A local-level state of emergency and a heightened alert regime have been declared in the region.