[Animals] Urgent plea as zoo animals drown in flood water after Putin destroys Ukrainian dam

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Zoo animals have reportedly downed after flooding following the explosion of a Soviet-era dam. Footage shared by Ukrainian officials on Twitter shows the rising warer in Kazkova Dibrova zoo. Mayor Volodymyr Kovalenko warned in the early hours of this morning that cafes, playgrounds and the summer theatre were under water.

As thousands of people in the Russian occupied Kherson region have been told to evacuate, some animals have been left stranded.

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Urgent plea as zoo animals drown in flood water after Putin destroys Ukrainian dam
Water levels in the southern Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka continue to rise as a result of the explosion of a Soviet-era dam.
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12:20, Tue, Jun 6, 2023 | UPDATED: 14:20, Tue, Jun 6, 2023
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Ukraine: Footage from the destruction at Kakhovka dam
Zoo animals have reportedly downed after flooding following the explosion of a Soviet-era dam. Footage shared by Ukrainian officials on Twitter shows the rising warer in Kazkova Dibrova zoo. Mayor Volodymyr Kovalenko warned in the early hours of this morning that cafes, playgrounds and the summer theatre were under water.

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According to one person on Twitter, staff were unable to evacuate animals from the zoo. Another video shows a police officer carefully maneuvering rising waters to rescue a dog.

The dog's head can be seen just inches above the stream as the officer attempts to pick it up.

Swans have also been captured swimming around the city’s administrative centre.

Residents have been urged not to abandon pets on chains or in cages during the evacuation as more pictures emerge of struggling animals.

Water from the destroyed Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam is now making its way down the Dnipro.

People living among the banks report that at some points the levels have already reached the top of trees.

The blown up barrier, located on the river, formed a reservoir that supplies water for drinking, agriculture and the cooling of the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1777876/zoo-animals-drown-ukraine-dam-russia-attack