Summary
Severe weather in Odesa, Ukraine, has caused the deaths of at least nine people, including a child, due to heavy rain and flooding. Rescue workers have saved 362 people from the floods, and efforts are ongoing amid predictions of more bad weather. Concurrently, tensions in Ukraine continue with Russian attacks and concerns over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's safety.
Key Facts
- Heavy rain and flooding in Odesa, Ukraine, have killed at least nine people, including one child.
- Ukrainian emergency services have rescued 362 people and continue to work in adverse conditions.
- Odesa received nearly two months' worth of rain in just seven hours.
- More rain is expected, posing further challenges for first responders.
- A Russian attack in Kherson killed one person, and an attack in Kharkiv injured six people.
- A fire at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region was reported but reportedly unrelated to the conflict.
- Ukraine's President Zelenskyy expressed concern about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's critical situation due to power loss.
- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is working to restore power to the nuclear plant.
