31 people are considered missing, and at least 16 others have died. 1300 houses remain flooded.
The death toll in the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has risen to 16, and 31 people are considered missing. This was announced on Saturday, June 17, by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
“16 people were killed: 14 – in Kherson and two – in the Nikolaev region. 31 people are considered missing,” the ministry said.
This June 17, 1,300 houses remain flooded. Of these, 1274 – in Kherson and 26 – Mykolaiv regions.
“The enemy will continue to terrorize Kherson by shelling. But our people will not be destroyed: the extermination work continues. All services are working despite the attack of Russian terrorists,” said by Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko.
He also said that the police have received more than 4,800 applications from citizens regarding property damage. We analyzed 13.5 thousand apartments and houses.
Earlier, the State Emergency Service reported that six settlements on the right bank and 17 in the temporarily occupied territory remained flooded.
New photos of the destroyed Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station have emerged
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Source: korrespondent
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