'We are terrified': Calgary woman who fled Russian occupation helps victims of dam collapse in Ukraine yyc
But the woman, who fled the Russian occupation of the southern Ukrainian city last spring and came to Calgary, said a tsunami of water unleashed by the collapse of a dam in her husband’s hometown of
Nova Kakhovka has revived fears for the safety of family members and others left to fend with the new threat.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“People have been evacuated to the safe part of the city but I’m not sure what’s next — will be the worst situation ,” she said.More critically still, her in-laws live in the Russian-occupied town of where the dam is located, a structure that collapsed Monday in what many believe is a calculated act by the Kremlin’s troops to stall a Ukrainian offensive on the southern front by flooding its path.
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