Rescuers are struggling to reach Kherson's most vulnerable people who are trapped by flooding following the breach of a dam in Russian-occupied territory. Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over who is responsible for what is being called the biggest environmental disaster since Chernobyl.
Volunteers Struggle To Rescue Elderly Trapped By Floodwaters In Kherson
Ukrainian soldiers help unload a local resident from a boat during an evacuation from a flooded area in Kherson. Authorities said that several thousand people were evacuated despite Russian shelling from across the Dnieper River.
A member of Russia's Emergency Ministry and a local resident carry an elderly woman from the flooded town of Hola Prystan on June 8 following the breach of the Kakhovka dam. The Russian-controlled eastern bank of the Dnieper River has been hardest hit by flooding, according to Ukrainian officials.
An elderly woman holds a disabled relative as they are evacuate from a neighborhood in Kherson. Rescuing elderly people is more complex because many are frail, have difficulties communicating their locations, and have limited mobility.
Valentyna, who spent two days trapped on a roof in the Russian-controlled town of Hola Prystan, reacts after being evacuated to a safe area.
Members of Russia's Emergency Ministry evacuate elderly residents with an inflatable boat on the Russian-occupied side of Kherson.
People sit on an inflatable boat after being evacuated from Hola Prystan.
People help an elderly man onto a boat in a flooded neighborhood of Kherson.
An elderly woman kisses a Ukrainian soldier after she was evacuated from a flooded area in Kherson.
A view of Kherson's flooding. In spite of shelling, rescue efforts are still ongoing.