Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up a dam in the Russian-occupied Kherson region, threatening catastrophic flooding. The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Nova Kakhovka,.
Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up a dam in the Russian-occupied Kherson region, threatening catastrophic flooding. The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Nova Kakhovka, one of six dams along the Dnipro River, holds as much water as Utah’s Great Salt Lake, per Reuters. Images show most of the 100-foot dam wall destroyed as water gushes downstream. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 80 communities were in the flood zone. Eight villages have already been completely flooded, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration, said early Tuesday, per the BBC. He said 16,000 people were in a «critical zone» on the Ukrainian-controlled northern bank of the river, though flooding is expected to be worse along the Russian-controlled southern bank.
Evacuations are underway in several communities including the city of Kherson, whose harbor and docklands «are likely to be inundated,» per the Guardian.
