Mudflow aftermath cleared, traffic restored to Sochi resort

Traffic has been restored on the road from the Alpika Service mountain resort to Sulimovsky Creek after a mudslide, the regional Interior Ministry said.
Apr 23, 2026
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Crews have cleared debris from the mudflow that blocked the road to the resort.
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Automobile traffic has been opened on the road from the Alpika Service mountain resort to Sulimovsky Creek, and further to the 3S cable car station, after a mudslide, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Krasnodar Krai reports. Earlier, the press service of the Sochi State Traffic Inspectorate had warned that mudflows had blocked the road.

— Movement is fully restored, — the statement says.

Bus routes No. 105, 105s, 105e, 163, 535, 535e have returned to their previous route, with the starting and ending stop being Rosa Hall. Passenger boarding and alighting is carried out at the Rosa Hall stop, the press service of the Department of Transport and Road Facilities of the Sochi Administration reports.

A cyclone is raging in Sochi. Due to incessant rains, rivers have reached dangerous levels, and landslides and mudflows have become active in various areas.

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