Nova Kakhovka
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| Area | 2227 |
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| Area code | 3805549 |
| Country Oblast Raion | Ukraine |
| Kherson Oblast | |
| Weather | -1°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 85% Humidity |
| Population | 46,044 (2018) |
| Postal code | 74900 |
| Local time | Thursday 18:08 |
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| ID | 2337259 |
About Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is a city in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, recognized as the Monument of Architecture, and was part of the Great Construction Projects of Communism. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir.
Ukraine counter-offensive: Kyiv says it has liberated villages in Donetsk region
... Elsewhere, Ukraine says Russia has blown up another dam in the Zaporizhzhia region, following the destruction of the major Nova Kakhovka on Monday, which caused widespread flooding...
Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia under way
... By Tuesday, the world s attention was captured by the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka and the subsequent flooding that soon covered around 230 square miles (596 sq km) either side of the Dnipro River...
Ukraine dam: Floods devastate tracts of rich farmland
... A canal carrying water to Crimea exits the river at Nova Kakhovka, just above the dam...
Ukraine dam: Maps and before and after images reveal scale of tragedy
... The dam is next to the city of Nova Kakhovka, in the Kherson region, and holds back a reservoir that is so huge locals call it the Kakhovka Sea - because you cannot see the opposite bank in certain places...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee as floods submerge Kherson and nearby towns
... Early on Tuesday morning, the dam in Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka was breached, leading to mass evacuations as water levels downstream rapidly increased...
Ukraine dam: UN warns of 'grave consequences' as thousands flee homes
... On the Russian-seized riverbank of Nova Kakhovka, the Moscow-installed mayor Vladimir Leontyev said the city was underwater and 900 people had been evacuated...
'More and more water is coming every hour' - people flee as Kakhovka dam bursts
... " This is a huge ecological catastrophe, " Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko told the BBC, adding that more than 150 tonnes of engine oil from the dam near the town of Nova Kakhovka is contaminating the water...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka
... President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia...
