KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the flooded southern area of Kherson on Thursday to debate emergency operations after flooding attributable to the destruction of an enormous dam.
Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Kyiv blamed one another for the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station and dam on Tuesday, which unleashed flood water from the Dnipro River.
“Many important issues were discussed. The operational situation in the region as a result of the disaster, evacuation of the population from potential flood zones, elimination of the emergency caused by the dam explosion, organization of life support for the flooded areas,” Zelenskiy mentioned on the Telegram messaging app underneath video footage of his go to.
“Also, the prospects for restoring the region’s ecosystem and the operational military situation in the man-made disaster area.”
Kherson lies on the Dnipro, about 60 km (37 miles) downstream from the Kakhovka dam.
In a separate submit, additionally accompanied by video footage, the president mentioned he had visited a street crossing the place individuals had been being evacuated.
Kherson’s governor had mentioned earlier on Thursday that 600 sq. kilometers, or 230 sq. miles, of the area was underneath water—most of it on the Russian-occupied facet of the river—and that just about 2,000 individuals had already left affected areas.
“It is important to calculate the damage and allocate funds to compensate residents affected by the disaster and develop a program to compensate for losses or relocate businesses within the Kherson region,” Zelenskiy mentioned. — Reuters
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