Towns submerged, villages evacuated as dam breach floods southern Ukraine

A woman is being carried as police officers, together with rescuers of the State Emergency Service, conduct patrols and help citizens evacuate to safe places, following floods, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine June 6, 2023. Courtesy of National Police of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine's Dnipro river on Tuesday after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets and town squares.

The collapse of the barrier at the southern tip of the vast Kakhovka reservoir unleashed a torrent, adding to misery for thousands of people who have been caught on the front lines of war between Ukraine and Russia.