Russia raised the death toll from flooding in areas it controls in southern Ukraine to 29 on Saturday, following the destruction of a dam on the Dnieper river last week.
“Unfortunately, the death toll has risen to 29,” said the head of the Russian occupation of the Kherson region, Andrei Alekseyenko.
A previous report communicated by the authorities installed by Russia reported 17 deaths.
A humanitarian and environmental disaster
The Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, located in an area under Russian control in the Kherson region (southern Ukraine), was destroyed on June 6.
Hundreds of square kilometers downstream were inundated, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and raising fears of both a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe. Moscow and kyiv blame each other for this destruction.
Source: BFM TV
