welcome to verified live,three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. of breaking stories, and checking the authorities in ukraine say more than 40,000 people are at risk from flooding, after a major dam in the south of the country, was attacked and collapsed yesterday. presdent putin has blamed ukraine for the attack calling it a barbaric act . while kyiv and moscow blame each other, once again it s civilians paying a heavy price for russia s war. this is the scene in the city of kherson entire houses and streets submerged underwater. some people waiting to be rescued in affected areas have been forced to spend the night on their roofs or in trees as the waters rose. the dam supplies water to large tracts of agricultural land, including in crimea. and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upriver. both areas are currently under russian control. united nations says the collapse of the dam wil
hello and welcome. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with a major story in ukraine with the authorities they are saying more than 40,000 people are at risk from flooding after that major dam in the south of the country was attacked and collapsed yesterday. we can bring you the latest on the story because in the last few minutes president putin has been discussing what has been happening in a call to the turkish president, calling the dam burst a barbaric act, kyiv s barbaric act. he has gone on to say it is a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe. he made those comments while talking to president erdogan. those comments being relayed from the kremlin. and of course it is pretty much the usual tactics from russia s president with any major situation like this, constant denial. those are the latest comments from president putin. let s get more on what we have found out and what is happening on the
Also expect the president to address russias Annexation Of Crimea . Reporter probably so just because this dominated the discussion so much. The g7 meeting which was held as a part of the Nuclear Security summit wasnt really, the move wasnt originally part of the plan. It wasnt because of the esflepevents that happened in ukraine. Suspending with the biggest economies in the world. Russia was supposed to host in june in sochi. It is a big step. The question, though, is, specially among critics, will this have any effect . The u. S. Ed administration, other countries repeatedly said, there is still a door open to discussion, to a diplomatic solution. There is a chance for deescalation. We can change things if russia decides to change course. For everything that has been said and all the talks that have
been held, not only among western countries but talks with russia, nothing has changed that course. So it remains to be seen now what could constitute escalation for additional and more d
rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we are rescued. are you helping with those evacuations? we are providing - evacuations? we are providing assistance evacuations? we are providing assistance at evacuations? we are providing assistance at places evacuations? we are providing assistance at places where - evacuations? we are providing . assistance at places where people are being evacuated to. we have teams set up, multi disciplinarian mobile teams set up, transiting people who are being evacuated and taking them to other locations like 0desa and kyiv. 25,000 bottles of water have been distributed so far. sanitation supplies, water purification tablets for those remaining in place. medical professionals and psychologists will speak to people as they move through transit sites, bus and train stations. we have also provided more than 3500 parents and children. as people are on the move, as your correspondent said,
multi disciplinarian mobile teams set up, at transit locations where people are being evacuated and taking them to other locations like 0desa and kyiv. 25,000 bottles of water have been distributed so far. sanitation supplies, water purification tablets for those remaining in place. medical professionals and psychologists will speak to people as they move through transit sites, bus and train stations. we have also provided more than 3500 parents and children with ready to use cash. as people are on the move, as your correspondent said, some people have fled with nothing, they could grab their documents and that s all they have taken with them, so they require assistance as they go to their next destination. u nfortu nately unfortunately this is not the first time we have seen displacement in ukraine. as always, with any major crisis like this, it is the old, vulnerable and children that are impacted the most. that s absolutely the case.