PhotosCollapsed Dam In Southern Ukraine Triggers Rising Floodwaters, Forcing Mass Evacuations Amid Ongoing Conflict With Russia
Collapsed Dam In Southern Ukraine Triggers Rising Floodwaters, Forcing Mass Evacuations Amid Ongoing Conflict With Russia
Rising floodwaters from a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine have sparked a major emergency operation, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of people. This flood crisis adds a new dimension to the ongoing 16-month-long war with Russia, further intensifying the challenges faced by the region.
Updated: 08 Jun 2023 5:47 pm
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Ukrainian emergency workers wearing radiation protection suits attend training in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s biggest, relies in large part on water from the now-emptying reservoir at the Kakhovka dam. The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency reported “no immediate risk to the safety of the plant,” whose six reactors have been shut down for months but still need water for cooling.
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Ukrainian emergency workers wearing radiation protection suits attend training in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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Emergency workers evacuate residents on a rubber boat from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine.
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Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed.
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Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed.
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People ride by a boat through a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine.
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A car is parked on the side of a flooded street in Kherson, Ukraine.
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People ride on a rubber boat in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine.
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People ride on a rubber boat in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine.
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A flooded petrol station in Kherson, Ukraine.
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A volunteer evacuates woman from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine.