Kakhovka HPP explosion: death toll rises to 10, missing persons to 42

This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on Telegram.

As of 13:00 on June 12, eight people died as a result of the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP in Kherson region, and two in Mykolaiv region.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 46 settlements in Kherson region remain flooded, 32 of them on government-controlled territory and 14 on temporarily occupied territory. In the Mykolaiv region, 31 settlements are flooded.

A total of 3,725 people were evacuated from the two regions, including 372 children and 76 people with limited mobility.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, nearly 165,000 customers in 32 settlements are without water supply. The company continues to deliver water and search for options for a stable supply.

According to Ihor Klymenko, minister of Internal Affairs, there is a steady decline in water levels in flooded settlements. Residents of Kherson region are reporting to the police about flooding of their personal property. A total of 1,927 reports have been registered.

The situation in the south of Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam explosion 

On June 6, invading Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, completely destroying it. As a result of the tragedy, settlements in the Kherson region, as well as villages and towns in the Mykolaiv region, were flooded. For a detailed coverage of the events, click here. For more news on the situation related to the hydroelectric power plant explosion, please click here.

Flooding was reported in four districts of Mykolaiv on Tuesday evening. The water level rose by 82 cm, leading to the destruction and flooding of bridges and gardens in the region.

As of June 8, the water level in Mykolaiv rose to 102 cm, and in the Kherson region, the water receded by 6 cm.

On Friday, June 9, the water level in Mykolaiv continued to be monitored. Overnight it dropped by 2 cm, and in the morning by another 3 cm.

On the morning of June 9, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said that the water level in the region had dropped by 20 cm, and 3,624 houses in 32 settlements were flooded.

On the morning of June 10, the water level in Mykolaiv was 88 centimeters. At the same time, in Kherson, the water level in the Dnipro exceeded the usual mark by 4 meters 72 centimeters, but overnight it dropped by 31 centimeters.

As of June 11, the water level in the Kherson region dropped by 26 centimeters to 4 meters 19 centimeters, and in Mykolaiv it was 69 cm.