Five residents of a Russian-occupied city next to a breached dam have died in massive flooding triggered by the catastrophe, its Kremlin-appointed mayor says.
The Associated PressLocal residents travel on boats through a flooded street during an evacuation from a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson, Ukraine, on Thursday.Vladimir Leontyev, the Russian-appointed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, told Russian state TV that two other people who had gone missing following Tuesday's dam breach had been found, and efforts were underway to evacuate them.
Zelenskyy also raised the prospect of financial aid for residents and businesses driven from their homes and offices by the rising waters.Regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said the average level of flooding Thursday morning in the region was more than 5.6 metres, and roughly 600 square kilometres of the region were submerged — more than two-thirds of that on the Russian-controlled eastern bank.
The Kakhovka dam and associated reservoir, which are essential for fresh water and irrigation for southern Ukraine, lie in the Kherson region that Moscow illegally annexed in September — and parts of which Russian forces have occupied for the past year.Rescues, evacuations continue in Ukrainian flood zoneUkrainian officials say the floodwaters in Kherson are beginning to drop, but evacuations continue on streets submerged with dirty water that contains everything from oil to animal carcasses.
Vegetables, melons, grains and oilseeds were the main products grown on the affected land, the ministry said.
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