Destroyed Ukrainian dam – death toll continues to rise
A week after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, the number of flood victims has continued to rise. Authorities on the Ukrainian-controlled side of the Kherson region reported 10 dead and 20 injured on Tuesday. 42 people are still missing, said the head of the Kherson military administration, Olexander Prokudin, on Telegram. On Monday, the Ukrainian authorities had spoken of 6 fatalities.
According to the Russian occupiers, the number of dead also rose from 8 to 17 on the southern bank of the Dnipro River, which is controlled by Moscow. Since the occupied towns are particularly badly affected by the floods, it is feared that there are actually significantly more victims . In particular, the information provided by the Russian side is often not independently verifiable.
According to official information, 2,757 people, including 263 children, have been brought to safety by Ukrainian rescue operations. In 133 cases, Ukrainian helpers managed to rescue residents from the occupied side of the river. Prokudin accused the Russian occupiers of doing too little to rescue civilians in occupied flood areas.