Interior Ministry: Kakhovka Dam death toll rises to 16, with 31 missing.

At least 16 people are confirmed dead and 31 are missing due to the flooding that occurred after Russian forces had destroyed[1] the Kakhkovka Dam across the Dnipro River on June 6, according to the Interior Ministry. Of the known victims, 14 died in Kherson Oblast and two more in Mykolaiv Oblast, the ministry reported on June 17. Some 1,300 homes remain flooded, the vast majority of which are in Kherson Oblast.

A total of 3,614 people were evacuated from the flood zone, including 474 children and 80 immobile residents. The police took statements from over 4,800 people reporting property loss as a result of the massive flooding unleashed from the Kakhovka Reservoir following the explosion. The floodwaters affected scores of Ukrainian population centers.

Besides immediate water damage and humanitarian emergencies, the destruction also threatened serious economic[2], ecological[3], and nuclear[4] consequences.

'Unity is key.' Volunteers join forces to save flood-hit Kherson Oblast While the world was gripped by the horrendous flood that hit Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast after Russian forces destroyed the massive Kakhovka dam over the Dnipro River on June 6, fearless volunteers and regular Ukrainians spent no time doubting they had to step up again. Many rushed directly t...

[5] Igor Kossov

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Igor is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously covered conflict in the Middle East, investigated corruption in Ukraine and man-made environmental damage in Southeast Asia.

He has a Master's in Journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and was published in the Kyiv Post, USA Today, The Atlantic, Daily Beast and Foreign Policy.

References

  1. ^ destroyed (kyivindependent.com)
  2. ^ economic (kyivindependent.com)
  3. ^ ecological (kyivindependent.com)
  4. ^ nuclear (kyivindependent.com)
  5. ^ 'Unity is key.' Volunteers join forces to save flood-hit Kherson OblastWhile the world was gripped by the horrendous flood that hit Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast after Russian forces destroyed the massive Kakhovka dam over the Dnipro River on June 6, fearless volunteers and regular Ukrainians spent no time doubting they had to step up again.

    Many rushed directly t... (kyivindependent.com)

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