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Ukraine Dam Explosion Triggers Massive Flooding in Kherson
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0:54Now PlayingA major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering crops in the country's breadbasket and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction.
Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow has controlled for over a year, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian bombardment in the contested area. It was not possible to verify the claims.
The environmental and social consequences quickly became clear as homes, streets and businesses flooded downstream and emergency crews began evacuations; officials monitored water for cooling systems at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; and authorities expressed concern about supplies of drinking water to the south in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
In the downstream city of Kherson, a woman who gave her name only as Tetyana waded through thigh-deep water to reach her flooded house and rescue her dogs. They were standing on any dry surface they could find but one pregnant dog was missing. “It’s a nightmare,” she kept repeating, declining to give her full name.
Both Russian and Ukrainian authorities brought in trains and buses for residents.
About 22-thousand people live in areas at risk of flooding in Russian-controlled areas, while 16-thousand live in the most critical zone in Ukrainian-held territory, according to official tallies. Neither side reported any deaths or injuries.
A satellite photo taken Tuesday morning by Planet Labs PBC and analysed by The Associated Press showed a large portion of the dam’s wall, more than 600 metres (over 1,900 feet), missing.
The dam break added a stunning new dimension to Russia’s war, now in its 16th month.
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