Ukraine facing ‘extremely serious’ humanitarian situation after dam collapse: UN official

United Nations. A top UN official warned on Friday that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “much more dire” than previously thought after the Kakhovka dam breach. Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths said some 700,000 people needed drinking water. He warned that floods in Ukraine, the world’s most important grain producer, would reduce grain exports, increase food prices around the world and deprive millions of needy food. “It’s a serious problem,” Griffiths said in an interview with The Associated Press.

But the truth is that this is only the beginning of the consequences of this development. ”Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year, there has been a lot of damage to the infrastructure in the region. The collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam on Tuesday and its water flowing into the Dnieper river added to the troubles of the country, which has been facing continuous missile and drone attacks for the past one year. Russia captured this dam, considered very important for the supply of fresh water and irrigation in southern Ukraine, in September last year.

Dozens of cities, towns and villages along the coast were inundated and more than 6,000 people were evacuated after the Kakhovka dam burst and water flowed into the Dnieper River, officials said. According to officials in Ukraine and Moscow, about 20 people have died in the floods. However, this could not be independently confirmed. Griffiths said the United Nations has delivered humanitarian aid to more than 30,000 people in flood-affected areas under Ukrainian control. He, however, said that Russia has not allowed the UN to help flood victims in areas under its control.

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