KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) - Rescue workers are scrambling to save thousands of animals trapped by floodwaters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following the destruction of the vast Kakhovka dam some 60 km (37 miles) upstream.
Many dogs, cats and other pets are in peril after owners abandoned them when fleeing floodwaters unleashed by the collapse of the dam. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said "thousands and thousands" of animals were trapped.
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