Ukraine Dam Collapse: In the Russo-Ukraine War, the Russian-occupied Kherson province of southern Ukraine was flooded after a huge dam (Kakhovka Dam) broke. This flood created a ruckus in the low-lying areas. Lakhs of people had to be evacuated from there. At the same time, many people also went missing. Now the top officials of the United Nations (UN) have informed the world about the situation there.
United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths said that the humanitarian situation has become “much worse” than previously believed due to the collapse of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in Ukraine. He said, “There is a crisis of drinking water in front of 700,000 people. Along with this, thousands of houses and other infrastructure have been destroyed by the floods. Farming has become difficult in low-lying areas, due to which Ukraine There will be less food grains in the country. As a result of which food prices will increase, there will be shortage of food for millions of needy people.
UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths told the situation
According to the news agency AP report, Martin Griffiths said in an interview, “This is a viral problem.” He said that this is only the beginning of seeing the consequences of this act.” On the other hand, news has come that a huge crisis is brewing due to the collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and the emptying of the reservoir connected to the Dnieper River. It is being told that the war-torn The dam that has broken in Ukraine was near a nuclear plant, in such a situation, along with the devastation caused by the flood, there is also the danger of spreading atomic radiation.
Zelensky visited the flood affected area
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the flood affected area two days back. The west bank of the Dnieper is controlled by Ukraine, while Russian troops control the lower eastern side, which is more vulnerable to flooding. The dam and reservoir needed for fresh water and irrigation in southern Ukraine is located in the Kherson region, which Moscow illegally annexed in September and has held for the past year.
UN is delivering aid-logistics
Martin Griffiths says the UN, working mainly through Ukrainian aid groups, has reached up to 30,000 people in flooded areas under Ukrainian control. He said that so far Russia has not given the UN access to the areas under its control to help the flood victims. Griffiths said he met with Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, on Wednesday and asked Russian officials “to help provide assistance to the Ukrainians.”
Shortage of cooling water for the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
Martin Griffiths said large swathes of southern Ukraine have flooded agricultural land and created a serious problem of providing cooling water for Europe’s largest Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is supplied with cooling water from the same dam. used to go. In addition, Griffiths said that the war has also led to water in areas with landmines.
