Aftermath Of Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam On June 6, 2023
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Summary of Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6, 2023, with excerpts from wikipedia, in italics, below:
On 6 June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine was breached, causing extensive flooding. At 02:50 local time on the morning of 6 June 2023, there was an “internal explosion of the structures” of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[20] The middle section of the 3.2 km (2.0 mi) wide dam was destroyed,[18][21] leading to widespread flooding downstream. At the time, the dam was under Russian control, and the water level had risen to a 30-year high.[22] The dam was under the control of the Russian military, which had seized it in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Experts consulted by The New York Times said the most likely cause was a blast from inside. Russian forces are accused of blowing up the dam to hinder the planned Ukrainian counter-offensive. That was denied by Russian authorities, who blamed the breach on Ukrainian shelling. Thousands of residents downstream were evacuated, and floods submerged several villages in Ukrainian- and Russian-controlled areas. A huge loss of water from the Kakhovka Reservoir may threaten the water supply to Russian-controlled Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but there is no immediate risk. At least eight people were reported to have died due to the resulting floods. Three of them were from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, according to its exiled mayor, while the rest were from Nova Kakhovka.[40]According to The Economist, a large explosion could be heard up to 80km from the dam.[24]
Now to Russia’s war in Ukraine: a major dam destroyed in the southern part of Ukraine is triggering flooding in nearby towns and putting thousands of residents at risk. Ukrainian and Russian officials are accusing each other of bombing the dam, which both nations rely on. ABC’s Em Nguyen has more, in the video published on June 6, 2023, by 13News Now, as “Kakhovka dam collapse: Russia, Ukraine blame each other“, below:
Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam that has been blown up in Russian-held Ukraine. President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river and is said to pose a catastrophic flooding risk to the city of Kherson. Russia has denied destroying the dam – which it controls – instead blaming Ukrainian shelling. Neither Ukraine or Russia’s claim has been verified by the BBC, in the video published on June 6, 2023, by BBC News, as “Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka – BBC News“, below:
Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in southern Ukraine because of flooding caused by the damage to a dam on the Dnipro River. President Volodymyr Zelensky Zelensky said 80 towns and villages may be flooded after the attack, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river and is said to pose a catastrophic flooding risk to the city of Kherson. Russia has denied destroying the dam – which is in territory under its control – instead blaming Ukrainian shelling, in the video published on June 7, 2023, by BBC News, as “Ukraine war: Floods hit Kherson after huge dam destroyed – BBC News“, below:
Floods are inundating vast swaths of southern Ukraine and rescue and salvage efforts are underway as the waters keep rising. Tuesday’s dam collapse unleashed a humanitarian and ecological disaster in a nation already suffering from 16 months of war. Geoff Bennett discussed the ongoing rescue and relief efforts with Ewan Watson of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in the video published on June 7, 2023, by PBS NewsHour, as “Evacuations continue in Ukraine as scope of dam disaster comes into full view“, below:
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports on the mass evacuations Ukrainian civilians are facing after the collapse of the critical dam on the Dnipro River, in the video published on June 6, 2023, by CNN, as “‘Everything is going to die here’: Kherson resident speaks after dam breaks“, below:
Flooding in the area under Russian occupation on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River is “10 times” worse than in Ukrainian-controlled areas, according to a Ukrainian official in the region. Dramatic footage shows civilians in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky being helped by a Ukrainian drone, in the video published on June 8, 2023, by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as “Flooding ’10 Times’ Worse In Russian-Occupied Areas After Dam Breach“, below:
Flood waters unleashed by the destruction of a huge dam in southern Ukraine reached regional centre Mykolaiv. Locals share how they are feeling in the wake of this disaster, in the video published on June 8, 2023, by Times Radio, as “‘People are sitting on their roofs waiting to die’| Local Mykolaiv resident, near the Kakhovka dam“, below:
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