This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukraine's Presidential Office via AP
The Kakhovka dam was destroyed Tuesday, releasing water from a reservoir into the Dnipro River.
Photos show the destruction the floods are causing an estimated 38,000 people in southern Ukraine.
Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing it up. Russia controls the area around the dam.
The Kakhovka dam is located in southern Ukraine, east and upstream of Kherson.
An infographic titled Major Kakhovka dam blown up in Kherson, flood risk in region'' created in Ankara, Turkiye on June 6, 2023. Evacuations begin due to flood risks after Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in southern Ukraine is breached.Yasin Demirci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The dam was destroyed on Tuesday, and water from the Kakhovka Reservoir it was containing began pouring into the Dnipro River.
This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
The water engulfed houses.
This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
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Ukraine and Russia both accused each other of destroying the dam and causing the flooding.
In this image taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water runs through a breakthrough in the Kakhovka dam in Kakhovka, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
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But Russian forces control the area around the dam. Ukraine's president accused Russia of mining the dam in October.
This image made from video provided by Ukraine's Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukraine's Presidential Office via AP
An estimated 22,000 people live in Russian-controlled areas that could be affected by the flooding, and about 16,000 live in areas Ukraine controls.
In this image taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water runs through a breakthrough in the Kakhovka dam in Kakhovka, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
The Kakhovka Reservoir holds about 4 trillion gallons of water.
In this image taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water runs through a breakthrough in the Kakhovka dam in Kakhovka, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
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The reservoir serves as a cooling source for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and could pose a problem if it drains too much, though that risk is low.
In this image taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water runs through a breakthrough in the Kakhovka dam in Kakhovka, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP
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Stephen Hall, a politics lecturer at the University of Bath, told Insider's Sophia Ankel the "humanitarian disaster" could affect people in the area for weeks to come.
An explosion at the Kakhovka dam has sent a wall of water downstream, flooding Ukrainian towns.Reuters
"It will take a while for the Dnipro to go back into its channel," Hall told Insider. "People will be flooded out, homes will be ruined."
Water runs through a gap in the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Kherson region on June 6, 2023Zelenskyy Social Media Account / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Hall also warned of the potential for waterborne diseases the floodwaters could spread.
Drone footage shows water gushing from the reservoir after the dam was breached.Screenshot/Twitter/@ZelenskyyUa
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Residents downstream from the dam were already wading through floodwaters on Tuesday.
A local resident gestures near his house, which was flooded after the Russian troops blew the Kakhovka dam overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok
Many were forced to evacuate, bringing the belongings they could quickly pack and take with them.
People wait for an evacuation train at a railway station in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok
It wasn't just humans who had to evacuate — this man led a cow down a flooded street in Kherson.
A man evacuates a cow, leading it through flooded a street on June 6, 2023, in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was destroyed.Valentyna Gurova/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
And this man brought a dog with him to the train station.
People wait for an evacuation train at a railway station in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok
Both Ukraine and Russia sent trains and buses to evacuate residents, and no injuries or deaths were reported.
People board an evacuation train at a railway station in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok
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Before the dam break, the waters had risen so high in the reservoir that they appeared to be spilling over the side, an AP analysis found, with heavy snowmelt and spring rains contributing.
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows an overview of the damage on the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Planet Labs PBC via AP
You can see the break in the dam in this satellite image.
The Nova Kakhovka Dam in Kherson on June 5.Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
This satellite image shows the scale of the destruction from the floodwaters.
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows an overview of the damage on the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Planet Labs PBC via AP
The floods also have the potential to destroy crops. Wheat prices jumped 3% after the dam break.
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows an overview of the damage on the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Planet Labs PBC via AP
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For people on the ground, it's another day of man-made devastation in the 16th month of war.
A local resident walks along the street, which was flooded after the Russian troops blew the Kakhovka dam overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.AP Photo/Nina Lyashonok
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