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Six dead, 35 people missing after Ukraine flood: Kyiv
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Six dead, 35 people missing after Ukraine flood: Kyiv

KHERSON: Six people were dead and thirty five people missing in southern Ukraine on Sunday following a devastating flood prosecutors called the “worst environmental catastrophe…

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Ukraine: Ukraine's dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
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Ukraine: Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe

KHERSON: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies…

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Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
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Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding

KYIV: Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on Saturday, while the country’s nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at…

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Eight dead from Ukraine dam flooding: Russia
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Eight dead from Ukraine dam flooding: Russia

MOSCOW: Russian-installed authorities in southern Ukraine on Friday reported more casualties from the flood triggered by the destruction of a key dam, and said the…

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Kherson: 600sqkm of Kherson under water after dam breach; shelling on amid rescue operation
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Kherson: 600sqkm of Kherson under water after dam breach; shelling on amid rescue operation

KHERSON: Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops in the flood-stricken south region of Kherson on Thursday after the destruction of a dam submerged villages,…

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Deadly shelling in flood-hit region as Ukrainian, Russian forces clash
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Deadly shelling in flood-hit region as Ukrainian, Russian forces clash

KHERSON: Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling rescuers and evacuees in the flood-hit Kherson region on Thursday as Moscow said its forces fought…

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Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counteroffensive reports
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Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counteroffensive reports

KHERSON: Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops in the flood-stricken southern region of Kherson on Thursday after the destruction of a dam submerged villages,…

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Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
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Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine

KHERSON: Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine…

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At least seven missing in Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka after dam collapse
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At least seven missing in Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka after dam collapse

At least seven people are missing after waters from the destroyed Nova Kakhovka dam flooded nearby areas, Russia’s TASS news agency cited the Moscow-installed mayor…

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Kherson: State of emergency imposed in Russia-controlled parts of Kherson
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Kherson: State of emergency imposed in Russia-controlled parts of Kherson

A state of emergency has been imposed in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the flooding…

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