Dnipro River reverting to 1950s waterbed, warns interior minister
The Dnipro River is reverting to a water level not seen for more than 70 years, following the Russian destruction of the KakhovkaDam, said Ukraine's Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko, on June 21.
"The water has receded from the banks by 1,300-1,600 meters,” he stated.
“The Dnipro is essentially returning to its course from 70 years ago. Currently, we are assessing the water requirements of the population and the capacity of the Dnipro River basin.”
The primary concern at the moment is the supply of drinking water, he emphasized. Current reserves are expected to be sufficient for a month.
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Overnight on June 6, Russian forces, who had occupied the town of Nova Kakhovka for over a year, detonated the Kakhovka Dam and hydropower plant. Cities and towns downstream of the Dnipro River were completely or partially flooded.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to the Russian attack on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant as the largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades.
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