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Mapped: The damage caused by Ukraine’s devastated dam

Thousands forced to flee flooded homes in Kherson as devastating eco-disaster on Dnipro river threatens to decimate local agricultural sector and imperil Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Ukraine dam blast horror sees drinking water contaminated with CORPSES from cemeteries

The Kakhovka dam ruptured on Tuesday leaving thousands of people without normal access to drinking water. A local rescuer said floodwater may have also been contaminated with corpses from cemeteries

Daily Mirror

Ukraine’s fields could become deserts and spark global food crisis in wake of dam destruction, officials warn

It comes as emergency services and aid agencies seek to help the thousands caught up in flooding

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Rescue operation after dam collapse shows Ukrainians’ resilient spirit

As flood waters from the Dnipro River continue to rise, an army of boats have gone out to save people and their pets

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a nightmare’: Ukrainians decry the Kakhovka dam blast

Fears of a humanitarian catastrophe rise as Ukrainian and Russia-backed authorities race to evacuate locals amid war.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine on manoeuvres in its counterpunch against Russia: ‘This is our big shot we can’t screw it up’

The blowing up of the dam near Kherson will delay an amoured assault in the area, writes Kim Sengupta. But Kyiv's forces are conducting operations across other areas of the frontline

The Independent UK

Nova Kakhovka dam blast: Is Russia trying to freeze the war?

Russia could have blown up the dam in an effort to stall Ukraine’s counteroffensive, experts say.

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Chaos on frontlines as Ukraine war threatens to come home for Russia

As ‘governor’ claims streets are calm in flooded Kherson, Russian town of Shebekino is emptying amid heavy shelling

The Guardian - UK

Thousands flee flooded homes in Ukraine

KHERSON, Ukraine: Thousands were fleeing their homes Wednesday after the destruction of a frontline Russian-held dam in Ukraine flooded dozens of villages and parts of a nearby city, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.

Bangkok Post

‘Hard to control emotions’ amid Kherson flooding, says Ukrainian aid worker

Father Vitaliy Novak, chairman of Depaul International, called for more financial aid to help those worst affected by the floods.

The Independent UK

Fields of southern Ukraine could ‘turn into deserts’ after dam destruction

Agriculture ministry warns of greater disaster next year, with global implications, from loss of Kakhovka reservoir

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 469 of the invasion

Zelenskiy calls attack on dam ‘an environmental bomb of mass destruction’, UN aid chief says ‘magnitude of catastrophe’ will only become clear in coming days

The Guardian - AU

Massive destruction after Ukraine dam collapse revealed in new satellite images

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

The Independent UK

Before and after photos of Ukraine dam show devastation of explosion amid nuclear fears

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up Ukrainian Kakhovka dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, but Moscow may also be planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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France to send aid to Ukraine for dam disaster, says Macron

France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see…

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‘Grave consequences’ from devastating Ukraine dam breach: UN

The breach of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam is possibly the "most significant incident of damage" since the Russian invasion, a UN boss says.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: counteroffensive not yet launched, says senior official; UK ‘cannot yet say Russia responsible for dam destruction’ – as it happened

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

Reuters

Nova Kakhovka dam largely destroyed, flooding extensive - Maxar satellite

Satellite images taken on Tuesday afternoon by Maxar Technologies showed extensive flooding in southern Ukraine with the region's Nova Kahkovka dam and hydroelectric station largely destroyed.

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Kherson residents flee under artillery fire after collapsed Kakhovka dam floods homes

Distraught residents of Ukraine's Kherson evacuated their homes under artillery fire on Tuesday after they were flooded by the rupture of a vast dam upstream in a disaster that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed on each other.

The Independent UK

Thousands face evacuation after destruction of huge Ukraine dam blamed on Russian forces

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky calls attack on dam a ‘war crime’ and the ‘largest manmade environmental disaster in Europe in decades’

The Guardian - UK

As flood waters rise around them, Kherson residents cast blame for destroyed dam on ‘inhumane’ Moscow

After the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, people downstream survey the damage

Daily Mirror

Inside the abandoned Ukraine town left flooded after huge dam blows up in Russia 'attack'

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up a Ukrainian dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, while also risking Europe’s largest nuclear plant

Al Jazeera

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Thousands more to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the dam in southern Ukraine, local officials say.

The Guardian - UK

A visual guide to the collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam

Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Dnipro River dam, which has largely been swept away

Reuters

Towns submerged, villages evacuated as dam breach floods southern Ukraine

Hundreds of people were evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine's Dnipro river on Tuesday after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets, homes and town squares further downstream.

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