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Ukraine’s Dual Battle Against War and Water

Fleeing from both war and a flood caused by the collapse of a dam upstream, dozens of residents from an island in the Dnieper River near Kherson, Ukraine have been forced to evacuate.

  • Editor Staff
  • June 9, 2023
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Fleeing from both war and a flood caused by the collapse of a dam upstream, dozens of residents from an island in the Dnieper River near Kherson, Ukraine have been forced to evacuate. The floodwaters have led to a chaotic scramble, with people and their pets escaping to the safety of military trucks and rafts, while the Red Cross manages the evacuation. 

  

Key Points: 

  1. The breached Kakhovka dam has resulted in unpredictable floodwaters, endangering the lives of residents and their pets in the island neighborhood near Kherson, Ukraine.
  2. The Ukrainian authorities have accused Russian forces of intentionally destroying the dam, while Russian authorities have blamed recent Ukrainian military strikes for the breach.
  3. Despite the quick response to evacuate civilians from the affected areas, it may take days to assess the true extent of the damage and toll of the flooding disaster.
  4. Approximately 22,000 people living in areas at risk of flooding in Russian-controlled territories, and 16,000 people in the most critical zone in Ukrainian-held territory, face potential displacement due to the floods.
  5. International organizations like Amnesty International and the United Nations have highlighted the human and environmental cost of the dam destruction, calling for international unity to bring those responsible to justice and mitigate the humanitarian crisis.

 

Source: https://apnews.com/article/dnieper-russia-ukraine-kherson-evacuation-flood-dam-376a6ab058616f322d764cef1e49f01a 

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