TUESDAY June 13, 2023: 'Frontline FLOODING' by award winning, ZUMA Press photo-journalists Daniel Carde and Celestino Arce Lavin: The 66 year old Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine collapsed on the morning of June 6 after an explosion triggered a catastrophic humanitarian and environmental crisis. The dam sits on the frontline between warring armies, and was under Russian control at the time. Spanning an area of more than 800 square miles, the reservoir is the country's largest in terms of volume and provides water for more than 700,000 people. The breach caused extensive flooding and has displaced more than 20,000 people across dozens of villages. As the water level continues to drop, there will not be enough water for the irrigation canals and according to Ukraine's environment ministry 'We will not be able to cultivate agricultural plants on this soil for many years. Welcome to 'Frontline FLOODING'
© zReportage.com Story of the Week #892: TUESDAY June 13, 2023: 'Frontline FLOODING' by award winning, ZUMA Press photo-journalists Daniel Carde and Celestino Arce Lavin: The 66 year old Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine collapsed on the morning of June 6 after an explosion triggered a catastrophic humanitarian and environmental crisis. The dam sits on the frontline between warring armies, and was under Russian control at the time. Spanning an area of more than 800 square miles, the reservoir is the country's largest in terms of volume and provides water for more than 700,000 people. The breach caused extensive flooding and has displaced more than 20,000 people across dozens of villages. As the water level continues to drop, there will not be enough water for the irrigation canals and according to Ukraine's environment ministry 'We will not be able to cultivate agricultural plants on this soil for many years. Welcome to 'Frontline FLOODING'
An inflatable boat piloted by Pastor Bill Rigsby, 61, of Texas, navigates the flood waters while assisting in evacuating civilians and animals from flood waters at Kherson, after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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Security guard VITALI, 33, sits inside his flooded home amid the flood waters at Afanasiivka. The region is flooding from the Inhulets River after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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People watch as a Ukrainian soldier tests a jet ski on flood waters from a bridge at Kherson. The Kherson region is experiencing flooding from the Dnipro River after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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An old man receives assistance of doctors of FRIDA NGO after being rescued from the flooded areas in Kherson after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam upstream. FRIDA Ukraine is a Ukrainian-Israeli medical volunteer mission aimed at helping the civilian population.
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With only rooftops visible from homes submerged by flooding after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up, the Dnipro River used down into the area and flooded communities, including this one which was flooded by the Inhulets River, a tributary to the Dnipro.
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A woman assists an elderly lady up a steep slope and away from flood waters in Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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A man rows with a small inflatable boat among the flooded streets in Kherson city after the destroyed Nova Kakhovka dam upstream on the Dnipro river inundated the region with high waters.
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Volunteer IULIA YAKOVENKO, 38, encourages a dog she calmed down to walk toward the rescue boat in Kherson. Yakovenko and the crew she worked with rescued 5 dogs and one man from the flooded area. The Kherson region is experiencing flooding from the Dnipro River after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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'Knowable Truth' pastor BILL RIGSBY, 61, of Texas, pilots the boat while Ukrainian volunteers IULIA YAKOVENKO, 38, bottom right, and INNA SHUPARSKA hold the dogs they rescued from a rooftop while they navigate to safety from flood waters at Kherson. The Kherson region is experiencing flooding from the Dnipro River after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up. The Russians have been shelling the Kherson region during ongoing civilian evacuations.
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ALEXANDER 'SASHA' looks out from the boat he is being rescued from his flooded home in Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up. The Russians have been shelling the Kherson region during ongoing civilian evacuations.
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Dogs are placed in cages after being rescued from the rising flood waters in Kherson. The region is experiencing flooding from the Dnipro River after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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A man escaping the floodwaters gazes across the flooded area from a second floor room where he and another man are sheltering after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up.
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Volunteers unload a boat and prepare to give humanitarian assistance by rescuing the most critical affected residents after flooding caused by the collapse by explosives of the Nova Kakhovka dam upstream on the Dnipro river.
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Two men who remain on a rooftop to escape the rising flood waters in Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka Dam was blown up. The Russians have been shelling the Kherson region during ongoing civilian evacuations.
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A resident of Kherson city in his home with the water covering ground floor entrance to the building due to flooding after the destroyed Nova Kakhovka dam upstream.
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Residents of Kherson affected by the Dnipro river flood after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam evacuate by train from the Kherson railway station to Lviv. Most of the displaced civilians lost their homes under waters in many villages near the shore of the river.
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Thousands of donated clothes stacked in a humanitarian hub in Kherson province for the displaced people affected by the Dnipro river flooding after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The breach caused extensive flooding and has displaced more than 20,000 people across dozens of villages.
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A girl affected by the Dnipro river flood evacuates from the Kherson railway station with her puppy to Lviv. Many people near the river shore lost their homes under the waters after the explosion and destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
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