Collapsed dam, nuclear disaster panic broke out

The resurgence of fear of nuclear disaster after the Russian-controlled Kahovka dam in Ukraine’s Kherson region was bombed and heavily damaged has risen to the top of the world’s agenda.

As a result of the partial collapse of the dam, the water level of the Dnieper River rose rapidly, and the city center of New Kahovka was flooded. In the images of the region, it was seen that the water level rose to the second floor of the buildings.

The Russian authorities declared that the lives of approximately 45,000 people were in danger and declared a state of emergency in the region and decided to evacuate. While many people fled the area in fear, 7 people were reported missing as a result of the flooding.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said around 80 towns and cities could be flooded.

Part of the region is under the control of Ukraine and part under the control of Russia.

Meanwhile, the pro-Russian administration in the region announced that the level of the flood waters has started to subside. Aleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Military Administration of the Kherson Region, said that the intensity of the flooding has subsided.

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE JOIN UNSC

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for hitting the dam.

At the request of Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council met last night in an emergency session. Russia’s permanent representative, Vassily Nebenzia, said his country was facing a “coordinated disinformation campaign” and that Russia allegedly blew up the dam. Stating that the allegations in question are “schizophrenic”, Nebenzia said: “Kiev’s deliberate damage to critical infrastructure facilities is very dangerous and can be characterized as a war crime or a terrorist attack.”

It is claimed that the complete collapse of the dam could lead to a major disaster.

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said: “This is a terrorist attack against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Their goal is to cause a large number of civilian casualties and destruction,” he said. Stating that Russia has been in control of the dam and the region for more than a year, Kyslytsya said: “It is physically impossible to shell the dam from the outside. The dam was mined and detonated by the Russian invaders.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov blamed Ukraine, describing the incident as “sabotage that will dehydrate Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.”

CRITICAL DAM

The Kahovka dam, which is critically important and is used for irrigation of agricultural areas in the region, meets the water supply in Crimea. The dam also supplies cooling water to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia, which is under Russian control and has been in the thick of the conflict for months.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that there was no nuclear risk after the partial failure of the dam, but the situation was observed. IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said the facility has enough water to cool the reactors for months, but they are closely monitoring the situation. (AGENCIES)