'There are not so many people left, mostly older people, and it is very difficult to work with them because they don’t want to leave, whatever you tell them' Taz_Ali_ speaks to volunteers dealing with the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam explosion
About 22,000 people live in areasin Russian-controlled areas, while 16,000 live in Ukrainian-held territory, according to the Associated Press. Neither side has reported any deaths or injuries.Natalia Shushliannikova, 51, a teacher in the downstream city of Kherson who volunteers with a local community group, said an island in Korabel district was one of the first areas to flood under two metres of water soon after the dam was destroyed.
“The risk of explosion remained because they were still in Kakhovka. We had enough time to be prepared in case it happens.”She added: “There isn’t any panic. Right now we have gas, electricity and water in the city. But we realise that there was an explosion and there is still risk, we are really worried for our neighbours.”
Trains have been prepared for evacuees to be taken to safer areas within Kherson, or to the neighbouring cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa. On the Russian-controlled bank of the Dnipro, the Moscow-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka city said water levels had risen to 11 metres., including ponies, monkeys, raccoons, turtles and many other species.DepaulFather Vitaliy Novak has been leading charity Depaul’s humanitarian response in Ukraine
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