File photo: A local resident swims by a house in a flooded area in Kherson on June 7, 2023, following the destruction of Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. (Photo by Olexander Kornyakov / AFP)
Moscow: The death toll from devastating floods in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine has risen to 29, a regional official said Saturday.
"Unfortunately, the number of dead has increased to 29," said Andrei Aleseyenko, head of the Russian-installed government in Kherson.
The previous toll listed 17 dead from the June 6 destruction of a Dnipr river dam.
