Destruction of Ukraine dam raises landmine threat, Red Cross
The breaching of a major dam in southern Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines, the Red Cross has warned, BBC reports.
Thousands of people have already been evacuated from parts of the Kherson region as water continues to surge down the Dnipro river which divides Russian and Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Both Ukraine and Russia blame each other for sabotaging the Kakhovka dam.
Three flood-related deaths have been reported in the Russian-held Oleshky.
Yevhen Ryshchuk, the town's exiled Ukrainian mayor, told public broadcaster Suspilne he believed there would be more casualties.
The BBC has been unable to verify claims by Ukrainian and Russian officials.
The dam in Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka was breached in the early hours of Tuesday, leading to mass evacuations as water levels downstream rapidly increased. Officials say 30 towns and villages along the river have been flooded and nearly 2,000 homes have been submerged in the city of Kherson - the region's capital controlled by Ukraine.
