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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vasilisa Stepanenko

Waters continue to swell as flooded southern Ukraine copes with day after dam breach

Maxar Technologies

Residents of southern Ukraine braced for a second day of swelling floodwaters on Wednesday as authorities warned that a Dnieper River dam breach would continue to unleash pent-up waters from a giant reservoir.

Officials said waters were expected to rise further following Tuesday’s dramatic rupture of the Kakhovka dam about 70 kilometers (44 miles) to the east of the city of Kherson, but were slowing.

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