A Ukrainian nuclear plant is facing a water shortage

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir. Water levels in the reservoir have been falling rapidly after a critical dam collapsed. (Kateryna Klochko/AP)

Workers at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant are in a race to secure water for the plant's safe operation.

Following the destruction of a critical dam in Ukraine, water levels at a large reservoir used by the power plant are dropping fast. Workers have slurped up as much of it as they can. They've filled up ponds, canals and a small artificial lake next to the plant.