[UPDATE Jun 10] Ukraine-Kherson: Kakhovka HPP Continues to Collapse, Water is Discharged Uncontrollably

Emergency situation regime imposed in Novaya Kakhovka after HPP break An emergency situation regime has been imposed in the Novaya Kakhovka municipal district following Ukraine’s missile strike on the Kakhovka hydropower plant (HPP) triggering un uncontrolled discharge of water. A relevant resolution was signed by Novaya Kakhovka’s head, Vladimir Leontyev, on Tuesday to conduct emergency rescue and other urgent works to deal with the aftermaths of the plant’s destruction. As of now, the water level in Novaya Kakhovka has risen to above ten meters. Fourteen settlements have been flooded and up to 80 are at risk of being inundated. People…