People in flooded occupied areas of Kherson have been left “alone in this disaster” with the Russians failing to organise rescue efforts following the breach of the Nova Kakhovka ClaireGilbodyD reports:
causing thousands of homes to flood. Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing it up on purpose.
Kherson’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin, said 68 per cent of the flooded territory was on the Russian-occupied left bank of the Dnipro River, and, as of Thursday morning, the average water level across the region had reached 5.6 metres.people living in Russian-held areas faced dire conditions because no evacuation efforts were organised by the Russian administration.
“What I saw yesterday and the day before is that people from the left bank are trying to come to the bank on the right which is under Ukrainian control,” the 33-year-old, from Kherson and who works for Radio Liberty and others, said. “I know that the situation here [the left bank] is really more difficult because the occupiers didn’t organise any evacuation missions or anything like that. They [civilians] are alone in this disaster.”Ukrainian-held areas which have been flooded, on the other hand, have seen emergency services and the national guard “working very hard” to bring people to safety, with many being relocated to other areas of the war-hit country, the journalist added.
The Russian-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka said on Thursday that five people had died after the dam burst, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.
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