The United Nations warned of “grave and far-reaching consequences” for thousands of people following the destruction of part of a major dam in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine.
The U.N.’s humanitarian aid chief Martin Griffiths made the comments while addressing the international body’s Security Council late Tuesday. He said the scale of the catastrophe, which has triggered huge floods, mass evacuations and endangered Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, will only become clear in the coming days.
Satellite images show some towns submerged, structures swept away and flood waters surging toward the Black Sea. In some areas, residents spent the night on rooftops or perched on trees waiting to be rescued. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday “hundreds of thousands” have been left without access to drinking water.
