Experts suspect an explosion collapsed the dam on the Dnipro River. Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other, and residents downstream were forced to evacuate to escape the cascading waves.
Tag: Evacuations and Evacuees
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Air Quality Worsens in Northern U.S. From Canada Wildfire Smoke
The smoke cast a pall over New York City and other parts of the East Coast on Tuesday, meteorologists said, and triggered air quality alerts from Massachusetts to Minnesota.
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Ukraine Investigates Deaths by Shelter as Russia Evacuates Border Towns
In Ukraine’s capital, residents struggled with the question of who was to blame for a shelter closed off to two women and a child. In Russia, the authorities described evacuations in a border region.
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Russian Missiles Kill 3 in Kyiv, Including Mother and 9-Year-Old Girl
They were among three people killed in a Russian missile attack, officials said. Ukraine opened an investigation, as Russians described shelling and evacuations in border regions.
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South Korea’s False Evacuation Alert Causes Chaos
South Koreans said the alert, which was triggered by a North Korean rocket launch, showed that their country was unprepared to respond to a real emergency.