Those stranded by floodwaters in Russian-occupied areas along the Dnieper river say help is slow in reaching them. Thousands are believed to be trapped after a catastrophic dam collapse earlier this week.
CAPTION CORRECTS LOCATION - Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village of Dnipryany, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after the collapse of Kakhovka Dam. CAPTION CORRECTS LOCATION - Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village of Dnipryany, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after the collapse of Kakhovka Dam.
KYIV, Ukraine — For days, the Ukrainian teenager has waited in the attic, just down the street from the cemetery of her flooded town, marking time with her 83-year-old grandfather and two other elderly people and hoping for help to escape the deluge of a
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