The number of citizens affected by emergency situations in Russia in January-September 2026 increased more than six times from year to year and reached 1.14 million people, Kommersant writes, citing data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The department linked this dynamic with major accidents at life support facilities in Engels and Sevastopol, which affected 822,000 people, as well as with spring floods in Chechnya and Dagestan, which affected another 158,500 residents. In just nine months, 247 emergency cases were registered in Israel.