LIVE UPDATES: Major dam destroyed in southern Ukraine. • Half a million people could lose homes, water or power, expert says • Burst dam could harm agriculture and spread toxic sediment • Fears raised over nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
More than 500,000 people could face dire consequences within the next 24 hours, a Ukrainian energy expert has told NBC News.
Evacuations are underway in the Kherson region, with Russia-installed officials warning that at least 22,000 people could be at risk, according to Russian state media. Russian-installed officials said evacuations near the dam have begun and that waters would reach critical levels within hours. Ukrainian officials urged residents of at least 10 villages and parts of the city of Kherson to gather essential documents and pets, turn off appliances and flee to safety.andSatellite images captured by Maxar Technologies show what the Kakhovka dam looked like before Tuesday's destruction.
The plant uses water from the Kakhovka reservoir to power its turbine capacitors and safety systems — but as a result of the strike the water level is rapidly falling, the company said. As of 8 a.m. local time , the plant's cooling pond was full and the water level was high enough at 16.6 meters to meet the plant's needs.its experts at Zaporizhzhia were monitoring the situation and had not reported any immediate nuclear safety risk.
The video, apparently shot by a drone camera and verified by NBC News, show the almost complete destruction of the dam on the Dnipro River, with enormous floods of water gushing downstream.
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