As water from the breached Kakhovka dam poured downstream into the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Sergiy said, “Everything is going to die.” Gesturing at nearby houses and gardens, he said, “All the living creatures, and people will be flooded out.”

Russia is responsible for blowing up the dam: Locals

Several locals of Kherson city blamed Russia for blowing up the dam as water poured into the southern city from the mighty Dnipro River, flowing down roads and covering low-lying fields.

In some areas, people were packing up their belongings, fearing their homes would soon be flooded.

‘Afraid of the flood’

“We’re afraid of flooding. We’re taking our things a little higher up,” said one woman, Lyudmyla, standing outside her house next to a trailer containing her belongings and a washing machine.

Moreover, the furious woman also called for Russian forces to be “kicked out of here… they’re shooting at us. There they’re flooding us or doing something else.”

Locals stood staring down at the brown water from a road bridge built high enough to allow cargo ships to pass under it as water already lapped around warehouses on the bank.

“It’s about three metres (higher) for sure,” said one local man, Kostyantin. “The water has risen a good deal,” he added.

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‘Only good Russian is a dead Russian’

One of the residents said, “The flood is coming. You can really see it in front of your eyes.” “What will happen next, no one knows,” he added in fear.

“Let’s just say that the only good Russian is a dead Russian.”

Sergiy, who was standing nearby, said the area has a high water table anyway. “Now the river is coming up and all this will be flooded.

“People will suffer. There’s already no water coming out of taps — why not, no one knows,” he said, gesturing helplessly.

(With Input Feeds)