Thousands evacuate flooded Kherson

Emergency services rescue people by boat from flooded Kherson

Ukrainian security forces rescue local residents by boat during an evacuation from flooded parts of Kherson on Wednesday.

Water will continue to rise for 20 hours, official says

Ukrainian officials said early Wednesday the water from the burst dam will rise another three feet in the next 20 hours before starting to subside.

Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, said the “intensity” of the floodwaters had decreased but the water level was still rising.

As of 6 a.m. local time (11 p.m. Tuesday ET), 1,852 buildings have been flooded on the right bank of the river, which is still controlled by Ukrainian forces, Prokudin said. And 1,467 people have been evacuated from the area.

“Everyone is working on helping people who found themselves in the areas of flooding,” he said.