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A satellite image shows a close-up view of Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power facility, Ukraine, in this picture obtained by Reuters on June 6, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
A satellite image shows a close-up view of Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power facility, Ukraine, in this picture obtained by Reuters on June 6, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Tens of thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

KHERSON, Ukraine, (Reuters) – About 42,000 people were at risk from flooding in Russian and Ukrainian controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed, as the United Nations aid chief warned of “grave and far-reaching consequences.”

A general view of the Nova Kakhovka dam that was breached in Kherson region, Ukraine June 6, 2023 in this screen grab taken from a video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS

Dam destroyed in Ukraine, flooding war zone

KHERSON, Ukraine, (Reuters) – A torrent of water burst through a huge dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine today, flooding a swathe of the war zone and forcing villagers to flee.

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