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The view shows a flooded Central Square in Novaya Kakhovka after the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was destroyed, in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in Kherson region territory, that has accessed Russia. On June 6, the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam was breached, causing a flood in 15 settlements of the Kherson Region. Over 2,700 houses are flooded, and around 900 people have been evacuated.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Environmental Issues
- Location: Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, Russia
- Event date: 07.06.2023
- Date published: 07.06.2023
- Author: Dmitry Makeev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5332x3295px, 8.1Mb
- Job-ID: db1e748b751f42b9