This photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows a flooded area in the Kherson region. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
MOSCOW, June 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 5,800 people, including 243 children, have been evacuated from the flooded areas of the Kherson region after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam collapsed, a local official said on Friday.
In total, 22,273 houses in 17 settlements were affected in the Kherson region and the rise in water level can last up to 10 days, acting governor of the region Vladimir Saldo said in a Telegram post.
As water is draining from the Kakhovka reservoir, there is a threat to the supply of drinking water to 4,000 local residents, he added.
The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. ■
A water conservancy worker measures water level on a flooded road in the Kherson region, June 9, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows a flooded area in the Kherson region. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
Volunteers deliver life supplies to people trapped by floods in the Kherson region, June 9, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
Volunteers evacuate people trapped by floods in the Kherson region, June 9, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows a flooded area in the Kherson region. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows a flooded area in the Kherson region. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
A volunteer delivers life supplies to people trapped by floods in the Kherson region, June 9, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
A man sails on a raft in a flooded area of the Kherson region, June 8, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)
People sail on a boat in a flooded area of the Kherson region, June 8, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)
People sail on a boat in a flooded area of the Kherson region, June 8, 2023. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 8, 2023 shows houses in a flooded area of the Kherson region. The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was destroyed on Tuesday, causing a decrease in the dam water level and massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)
