Nova Kakhovka
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| Area | 2227 |
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| Area code | 3805549 |
| Country Oblast Raion | Ukraine |
| Kherson Oblast | |
| Weather | -1°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 85% Humidity |
| Population | 46,044 (2018) |
| Postal code | 74900 |
| Local time | Thursday 18:08 |
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| ID | 2337259 |
About Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, recognized as the Monument of Architecture, and was part of the Great Construction Projects of Communism. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir.
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... Elsewhere, Ukraine says Russia has blown up another dam in the Zaporizhzhia region, following the destruction of the major Nova Kakhovka on Monday, which caused widespread flooding...
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... By Tuesday, the world s attention was captured by the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka and the subsequent flooding that soon covered around 230 square miles (596 sq km) either side of the Dnipro River...
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... A canal carrying water to Crimea exits the river at Nova Kakhovka, just above the dam...
Ukraine dam: Maps and before and after images reveal scale of tragedy
... The dam is next to the city of Nova Kakhovka, in the Kherson region, and holds back a reservoir that is so huge locals call it the Kakhovka Sea - because you cannot see the opposite bank in certain places...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee as floods submerge Kherson and nearby towns
... Early on Tuesday morning, the dam in Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka was breached, leading to mass evacuations as water levels downstream rapidly increased...
Ukraine dam: UN warns of 'grave consequences' as thousands flee homes
... On the Russian-seized riverbank of Nova Kakhovka, the Moscow-installed mayor Vladimir Leontyev said the city was underwater and 900 people had been evacuated...
'More and more water is coming every hour' - people flee as Kakhovka dam bursts
... " This is a huge ecological catastrophe, " Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko told the BBC, adding that more than 150 tonnes of engine oil from the dam near the town of Nova Kakhovka is contaminating the water...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka
... President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia...
Ukraine dam: Maps and before and after images reveal scale of tragedy
By the Visual Journalism & BBC Verify teamsBBC News
The scale of the floods caused by the destruction of a huge Dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine on Tuesday is starting to become clear.
Satellite images show how much water has already spread down-river from the Kakhovka Dam - although flood waters may Not Yet have peaked in The City of Kherson About 75km (45 miles) to The West .
The Dam is next to The City of Nova Kakhovka , in the Kherson region, and holds back a reservoir that is so huge locals call it the Kakhovka Sea - because you cannot see The Opposite bank in certain places.
Images from Nova Kakhovka on Tuesday showed buildings surrounded by floodwaters hours after The Dam was destroyed.
It is unclear when exactly The Dam was first damaged or how it happened, but satellite images suggest its condition had deteriorated over A Number of days.
A road across The Dam can be seen to to be badly damaged from 2 June, but there did not seem to be a change to the flow of the water until 6 June when The Breach of The Wall and collapse of nearby buildings can be clearly seen.
The entire South Bank of the Dnipro River As Far as The Eastern end of the vast Kakhovka reservoir has been occupied by Russian forces since The Invasion Last Year .
Apart from the flooding, The Dam 's destruction has raised concern About The State of the Zaporizhzia Nuclear Power station, About 130km upstream.
The Reservoir provided cooling water to The Plant , which is also under Russian control, but The Reservoir is now emptying rapidly.
However, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says there are alternative water sources to keep The Plant cool.
Some reports suggest that water levels may be dropping in The Town of Nova Kakhovka , closest to The Dam , as the vast reservoir behind it empties.
But The City 's Russian-appointed mayor Vladimir Leontyev said The Village of Korsunka - About 15km west of The Dam - was completely under water, with flooding up to roof level in three other villages.
Ukraine and Russia both say they have evacuated More Than 1,000 People each.
However, Ukrainian officials say More Than 40,000 People - 17,000 in Ukraine-held territory west of the Dnipro River and 25,000 in the Russian-occupied East - Need to leave.
And Kherson itself has already seen heavy flooding - Even though Ukrainian authorities say water levels may not peak until The End of Wednesday.
Once Again the true scale becomes clearer from satellite images that show just how much of The City has been hit by The Deluge .
It is just the latest tragedy to hit The City since Russia's invasion - Occupation , liberation after heavy fighting and shelling most days.
And, with morale lower. People have had enough, he says.
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
