Water level in River Inhulets rising after Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih: Risk of flooding – Office of the President

IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2022, 22:45

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that the water level in the River Inhulets is rising by the hour as a result of the Russian missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast earlier today.

Source: Tymoshenko on Telegram

Quote: "Concerning the effects of the missile strike on the hydrotechnical facilities in Kryvyi Rih.

At the site of the strike, as much as 100 cubic metres of water are being released each second. The water level in the River Inhulets is changing [by the hour]. We very well understand the scale of the challenges we’re facing to eliminate the consequences of the missile strikes."

Details: Tymoshenko added that the water level on the streets of Kryvyi Rih is being constantly monitored at special observation posts.

The situation in the city’s private residential neighbourhoods located in the Inhuletskyi and Tsentralno-Miskyi districts, which are at risk of flooding, is also being closely monitored.

The Deputy Head of the Office of the President added that the "situation is under control" and all relevant services are involved in mitigating the threat of flooding as quickly as possible.

Background:

• Russian forces carried out a missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging hydrotechnical facilities and leaving several neighbourhoods without water on the evening of 14 September.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that Russian missile attacks on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were an attempt to flood the city.

Water supply in the city of Kryvyi Rih has suffered disruptions as a result of the Russian missile strike on the city’s water infrastructure on the evening of 14 September.

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