Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Kherson region where thousands of people are dealing with the effects from flooding following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The hydroelectric dam in Russian-held territory was destroyed on June 6, flooding dozens of villages and parts of a nearby city, with Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the destruction.
In Photos: Ukrainians Flee Flood Following Destruction of Kakhovka Dam
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Local residents sail on boats at a flooded street during an evacuation from a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson, Ukraine, June 8, 2023.
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Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village of Dnipryany, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 7, 2023, after the collapse of Kakhovka Dam.
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Emergency workers evacuate an elderly resident on a rubber boat from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, June 7, 2023.
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Water flows over the collapsed Kakhovka dam in Nova Kakhovka, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 7, 2023.
