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Graphics Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapseAnalysts from the United Nations Satellite Centre - Unosat have begun to assess the damage caused by the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine on June 6. This map illustrates the areas in Khersonska Oblast, Ukraine, that were flooded according to satellite imagery after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson. This map illustrates the areas in Khersonska Oblast, Ukraine, that were flooded according to satellite imagery after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson. REUTERS/Vladyslav Smilianets A general view of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Screen grab taken from a video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS A general view of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
Persons: Nova Kakhovka, Alexey Konovalov, Oleksandr Prokudin, Vladyslav Smilianets Organizations: United Nations Satellite, Culture, REUTERS, Sentinel, Reuters Locations: Nova, Ukraine, Dnipro, Khersonska Oblast, Kherson, Salt, U.S ., Utah, Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Region, Russian, Reach, REUTERS Russia
But many more could suffer as the storm moves inland from the Bay of Bengal, the United Nations Satellite Centre has warned. "People at risk are in the process of being transferred to safe shelters and we are also arranging relief packages," said Farah Kabir of ActionAid Bangladesh. Most refugees live in makeshift dwellings in the densely packed camps after having fled a military-led crackdown in Myanmar in 2017. "We have arranged for meals in co-operation with local residents but if this becomes long-term, there will be more problems." About 6 million people are already in need of humanitarian assistance and 1.2 million are displaced in Rakhine and the northwest, OCHA says.
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