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Kakhovka Dam Explosion

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June 12, 2023
TVP World
Flooded buildings could collapse in Kherson after dam destruction: expert
June 12, 2023
TVP World
Flooded buildings could collapse in Kherson after dam destruction: expert
June 12, 2023
CNBC
Kyiv says it has liberated front-line villages in counteroffensive; Putin appeals to Russians’ patriotism
June 12, 2023
CNBC
Kyiv says it has liberated front-line villages in counteroffensive; Putin appeals to Russians’ patriotism
June 12, 2023
The Atlantic
Photos: Flood Damage After the Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam
June 12, 2023
The Atlantic
Photos: Flood Damage After the Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam
June 8, 2023
The Guardian
‘They hate us so much’: villagers flee flooding after dam attack
June 8, 2023
The Guardian
‘They hate us so much’: villagers flee flooding after dam attack
June 7, 2023
EA Worldview
Ukraine War, Day 469: Putin’s “Environmental Bomb”? The Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam
June 7, 2023
EA Worldview
Ukraine War, Day 469: Putin’s “Environmental Bomb”? The Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam

International GEM Press

June 16, 2023
TVN24
Michael Capponi: Nova Kakhovka dam explosion was an incredibly horrific situation
June 16, 2023
TVN24
Michael Capponi: Nova Kakhovka dam explosion was an incredibly horrific situation
June 15, 2023
Ізюм Інформаційний
У Ізюмі роздавали гуманітарну допомогу та нові вікна
June 15, 2023
Ізюм Інформаційний
У Ізюмі роздавали гуманітарну допомогу та нові вікна
June 14, 2023
Bikha
Шокований незламністю місцевих! Як волонтер зі США приїхав допомагати людям у Херсоні
June 14, 2023
Bikha
Шокований незламністю місцевих! Як волонтер зі США приїхав допомагати людям у Херсоні
June 12, 2023
Факти ICTV
Насувається НЕГОДА! Херсонців рятують АМЕРИКАНСЬКІ ВОЛОНТЕРИ — це треба БАЧИТИ
June 12, 2023
Факти ICTV
Насувається НЕГОДА! Херсонців рятують АМЕРИКАНСЬКІ ВОЛОНТЕРИ — це треба БАЧИТИ
June 8, 2023
Konkurent
Луцькі волонтери відвезли сотні пакунків для сімей затопленої Херсонщини
June 8, 2023
Konkurent
Луцькі волонтери відвезли сотні пакунків для сімей затопленої Херсонщини
June 8, 2023
Área Militar
‘Eles nos odeiam tanto’: moradores fogem das enchentes após ataque à barragem
June 8, 2023
Área Militar
‘Eles nos odeiam tanto’: moradores fogem das enchentes após ataque à barragem
June 7, 2023
Barragem na Ucrânia: dezenas de milhares em risco na região de Kherson, diz Kiev, com picos de inundação
June 7, 2023
Barragem na Ucrânia: dezenas de milhares em risco na região de Kherson, diz Kiev, com picos de inundação
June 7, 2023
Index HR
Stižu strašne snimke, ljudi na krovovima, oglasio se Putin. Raznesen važan plinovod?
June 7, 2023
Index HR
Stižu strašne snimke, ljudi na krovovima, oglasio se Putin. Raznesen važan plinovod?
June 7, 2023
Dnevni Avaz
Spasioci: Najveći problem nije voda, nego Rusi koji nas granatiraju
June 7, 2023
Dnevni Avaz
Spasioci: Najveći problem nije voda, nego Rusi koji nas granatiraju

Summary Stats

of water committed
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of water delivered
0 L
full-size semi trucks of aid delivered
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Family Necessity Kits delivered
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Phase 1: Immediate Response

On June 6th, in the Kherson region, the Nova Kakhovka dam was targeted and breached by enemy attacks. This dam has a water volume of 18,000,000 m³, and the destruction has ultimately caused this water to severely impact the neighbouring 80 settlements. Currently there are 400,000 people without access to clean water, there are extreme dangerous within the flood water, such as mines, and the home and agriculture damage is extensive. The GEM Ukraine team, in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, immediately responded to the area, thanks to our fleet of off-road vehicles and boats. Right now we are using these measures to bring our Family Necessity Kits and clean water to those who are stranded.

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