First deaths due to flooding in occupied Oleshky – mayor of the town

The Ukrainian authorities have reported the first victims of flooding due to the occupiers' explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.

In particular, there are reports of deaths in the occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast.

Source. This was announced by the mayor of the occupied city, Yevhen Ryshchuk, Espresso reports.

"When the Antonivka Bridge was blown up, the occupiers took away all the boats. There are no boats in the cities. People are organizing themselves and starting to rescue others from the roofs. There is information that the russians do not let people out of the flooded settlements. They are mocking people," he said.

He emphasized that in addition to the risk of drowning, there were other dangers, such as the spread of infections.

"The russian Emergencies Ministry has not joined in solving people's problems, they are saving themselves. People are gathering in the city center, in the hospital – there are more than 300 people there. People are looking for a shelter, where it would be dry and there would be a roof over their heads to survive. There are problems with electricity, and there are already problems with drinking water – most people used to take it from wells at home. Now an infection can get there and infect people," he said.

Ryshchuk reported the first deaths as a result of the flooding.

"There is already information about the first deaths in Oleshky. I received confirmed information. It reads: 'There is already information about the dead. I don't know the exact number'," the mayor said.

Background. As reported, Shmyhal asked the UN and the Red Cross to evacuate residents from the flooded areas occupied by russia. Meanwhile, UN representatives visited Kherson and had already expressed deep concern about the situation.