Due to the Kakhovka dam blow up, 32 objects with chemicals, oil and gasoline were flooded. This is reported by Greenpeace.
“Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovskaya dam could lead to the release of chemicals, oil and gasoline used in residential, agricultural, industrial and commercial areas. A Greenpeace study based on satellite data showed that oil refineries, gas stations, thermal power plants and various warehouses were flooded – a total of 32 facilities. Also, according to preliminary information, at least 150 tons of engine oil leaked into the water in the first days of the disaster,” the report says.
Kherson region: the situation with the liquidation of the consequences of the blow-up of the Kakhovka HPP.
It is known that a gradual decrease in the water level down to 1.37 m is observed in Kherson, the State Emergency Service reported.
17 settlements (1,649 houses) on the right bank and another 17 settlements in the occupied territory remain flooded.
Rescuers are pumping out water. On June 15, water was pumped out of 88 houses and basements.
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