Ukraine dam breach escalates humanitarian crisis

Rescue workers evacuate people using a swamp walker vehicle in Kherson, Ukraine

Rescue workers evacuate people using a swamp walker vehicle in Kherson, Ukraine Source: AAP / Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

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Ukrainian residents in Kherson and surrounding regions are in the midst of an intensifying humanitarian crisis after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. The consequences are far-reaching, with the displacement of thousands of residents, reduced access to clean water and effects on the local ecosystem already being seen.


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