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The destruction of the Kakhovka dam caused huge floods, particularly in Kherson. 1,700 residents were evacuated by Ukrainian authorities from the city. But most flee on their own.
Seen from the sky, entire districts of Kherson (Ukraine) are submerged. THE silence is just broken by the motors of the boats circulating at roof height. It’s a horrifying sight Svetlana, who looks around for her house before finding it. “We only see the train“, she laments. In all, 1,700 people have been evacuated to Kherson. Ukrainians help each other and organize themselves andn prioritizing the elderly or disabled. The Ukrainians were able to take advantage of the calm and the absence of artillery fire to be able to evacuate.
“They are trying to drown us”
“It’s horrible. My whole neighborhood is under water“, specifies a local resident. Sergei has always lived in the city. He is convinced of the guilt of the Russians and takes the opportunity to call a pro-Russian friend and show her the images. Her friend remains totally incredulous in the face of the images. “They tried to destroy us with their bombs when they left town. But since they didn’t make it, they try to drown us“, he advances. “The water advanced de nearly 150 meters, the peak seems to have been reached at midday“, concludes Stéphanie Pérez, from Kherson.