Due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a dam at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine has been breached. Both countries have accused each other of the attack. Due to the breaking of the dam, there has been flood in that area. Heavy losses are being estimated from this.
The head of Ukraine’s presidential administration on Tuesday described the explosion as an “ecocide” by Russian forces. At the same time, Russia has blamed Ukraine for this incident.
Due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a dam at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine has been breached. Due to the breaking of the dam, there has been flood in that area. Heavy losses are being estimated from this.#UkraineWar #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/YdWd1kg0zp
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Ukrainian officials have said that water could reach critical levels in the next five hours. Alexander Prokudin, said, “In five hours the water will spread widely across the region.”
Ten villages on the west bank of the Dnipro and part of the city of Kherson face the threat of flooding and people have been urged to prepare for evacuation.
Unverified videos on social media show water gushing through the remains of the dam. At the same time, the people standing around expressed their protest in strong language. Within a few hours the water level rose by several metres.
President Zelensky has summoned Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council for an urgent meeting on the attack.
