Ukraine dam collapse: A mass evacuation process began for around 42,000 people who were at risk from flooding due to the dam collapse in Ukraine. In Kherson city, water levels rose by 3.5 meters (11-1/2 feet) on Tuesday, forcing residents to slog through water up to their knees to evacuate.
As Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces of committing an act of “ecocide”, the United Nations aid chief warned of “grave and far-reaching consequences.”
Ukraine said Russia committed a deliberate war crime in blowing up the soviet era NNova kakhovka dam, which powered a hydroelectric station. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine, saying it was trying to distract from the launch of a major counteroffensive Moscow says is faltering, news agency Reuters reported.
Ukraine dam collapse: UN aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that the dam breach “will have grave and far-reaching consequences for thousands of people in southern Ukraine on both sides of the front line through the loss of homes, food, safe water and livelihoods.”
No deaths were initially reported, but US spokesman, John Kirby, said the flooding had probably caused “many deaths”.
Ukrainian officials estimated about 42,000 people were at risk from the flooding, which was expected to peak on Wednesday.
In Kherson city, about 60 kms (37 miles) downstream from the dam, water levels rose by 3.5 meters (11-1/2 feet) on Tuesday, forcing residents to slog through water up to their knees to evacuate, carrying plastic bags full of possessions and small pets in carriers.
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