As a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the water level in the Dnieper near Kherson increased significantly overnight. As of 7:00 a.m., Korabelnaya Square, Tchaikovsky Street and everything below it were completely flooded.
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The photo was published on the morning of June 7 by the deputy head of the Kherson police department, Olga Malyarchuk.
According to the official, the regional authorities continue to carry out non-stop measures to ensure the conduct of rescue and other urgent work.
At night, the rescue operation in Kherson continued. Rescuers took people out of Ostrov (Korabel microdistrict).
People were waiting for evacuation right on the roofs of houses and cars.
According to the information of the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin, as of 19:00, 1335 houses on the right bank were under water.
On the left bank, Staraya Zburyevka, Kardashinka, Cossack Camps, Peschanoe, Krynki, Naked Pier and Oleshki are partially flooded. Korsunka and Dnieper are completely under water.
The water rapidly floods Mikhailovskaya and rises up Sanatorny Lane. Local residents sadly follow this process.
1,364 people were evacuated from the Ostrov microdistrict, Prokudin noted.
According to him, during the day, the Ostrov microdistrict is rapidly sinking into the water. The floods are so colossal that in some places it is already impossible to leave by car.
Therefore, people are being helped to evacuate. Even in such a difficult time, the Russians decided to remind who they really are – terrorists, – Prokudin noted.
During the evacuation, he added, the invaders hit the microdistrict with artillery – two law enforcement officers were wounded, who helped people leave the dangerous territory.
Recall that the peak of the water spill from the Kakhovka reservoir will be until the morning of June 7. After three or four days, it will begin to subside, and within 10 days all the water will go to the Black Sea.
Local publics of Kherson report that in the temporarily occupied Oleshky, water in the coastal zone reaches the roofs of houses, children are hysterical, residents call their relatives and say goodbye.
Lots of old people on the roofs, no boats. There is nothing to get. Looking for a way to help. The horror is that people may not survive this night, especially small children, the report said.
Source: Racurs
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