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Emergency services rescue people by boat from flooded Kherson
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Ukrainian security forces rescued local residents by boat on Wednesday during an evacuation from flooded parts of Kherson.
The water will continue to rise for 20 hours, the official says
Ukrainian officials said early Wednesday that the burst dam’s water will rise another meter in the next 20 hours before beginning to recede.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, said the “intensity” of the floodwaters had decreased, but the water level was still rising.
As of 6 a.m. local time (Tuesday 11 p.m. ET), 1,852 buildings have been flooded on the right bank of the river, which is still controlled by Ukrainian forces, Prokudin said. And 1,467 people have been evacuated from the area.
“Everyone is working to help people who were in the flood areas,” he said.
