Water level in Kakhovka reservoir decreases by 1 m per day - Ukrhydroenergo

Ukrhydroenergo, Ukraine’s hydropower company, reported the information.

"As of 08:00 am on June 9, the water level of the Kakhovka reservoir near Nikopol is 11.74 meters. During the day, the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir dropped by another meter. And since the morning of June 6, the water level has dropped by a total of 4.7 meters," the statement said.

"Over half of the station building is submerged underwater. The soil insert between the gateway and the station is also flooded and eroding," the company added.

Due to Russian troops destroying the Kakhovka HPP, the Kakhovka reservoir is gradually shallowing, which directly affects the water supply to Nikopol and other settlements in the area, including a large part of Kryvyi Rih.

On June 6, occupying Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, completely destroying it. The evacuation of residents of the flooded areas began. After that, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy convened an emergency meeting of the Security and Defense Council, and the world began to respond to the tragedy. Follow the detailed course of events here.

In particular, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 1.5 billion to build two new water mains that will help supply Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol and Marhanets with drinking water. In addition, the Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro regions were allocated almost UAH 846 million to meet the regions' drinking water needs.

As of the evening of June 8, more than 2,300 residents of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions were evacuated from the hazardous zone due to flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP.