Ukraine dam breach escalates humanitarian crisis
![Rescue workers evacuate people using a swamp walker vehicle in Kherson, Ukraine](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/0d5f00c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8640x4860+0+450/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F5c%2F1d8feb31449b8e0d96370f979eee%2Frescue-workers-evacuate-people-using-a-swamp-walker-vehicle-in-kherson-ukraine-aap.jpg&imwidth=1280)
Rescue workers evacuate people using a swamp walker vehicle in Kherson, Ukraine Source: AAP / Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
Ukrainian residents in Kherson and surrounding regions are in the midst of an intensifying humanitarian crisis after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. The consequences are far-reaching, with the displacement of thousands of residents, reduced access to clean water and effects on the local ecosystem already being seen.
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