Death toll from flooding in Kherson region rises to 29

In the Kherson region, 29 people died from the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. This was announced by the chairman of the regional government Andrey Alekseenko. Earlier it was known about 25 dead.

“The situation on the evening of June 17th. As the water drained in all three affected areas, work was launched in full to eliminate the consequences of the disaster. We are working, despite cynical targeted strikes on rescuers and repair teams. Unfortunately, the death toll has risen to 29,” Andrey Alekseenko wrote in Telegram.

12 people died in Aleshki, 13 in Naked Pristan, and four in Novaya Kakhovka. The families of the victims will be paid Rs.

The water level in the Kakhovka reservoir after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station may return to the channel in two days, on June 19, said Acting Governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo. Local authorities purify water in wells and boreholes, sappers are engaged in mine clearance – mines and ammunition sailed to settlements with water.

The dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station collapsed for an unknown reason on June 6. By data NYT, the dam collapsed due to an explosion from the inside. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up hydroelectric power plants. Water flooded the left and right banks of the Dnieper. Only on the left bank more than 7.8 thousand people were evacuated. The authorities of the Russian-controlled Kherson region estimated the damage from the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station at 40 billion rubles, the Ministry of Emergency Situations at 1.2 billion rubles.

Anastasia Larina