Ukraine: thousands evacuate in fear of catastrophic flooding after dam collapses

Описание: The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam, calling for people living downstream to evacuate in the face of potential catastrophic flooding.
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Footage circulating on social media shows most of the dam wall washed away and a huge surge of water heading downstream. The Ukrainian army's southern operational command accused 'Russian occupation troops' of blowing up the hydroelectric dam. The governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, said that about 16,000 people were in the 'critical zone' on the Ukrainian-controlled right bank of the Dnipro River.

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