Some indicators of water pollution in the Dnieper, after the dam was blown, exceeded the norm of 28,000. times, said the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko, quoted on Thursday by the Ukrainian editorial office of the BBC.
The Minister emphasized that the effects of the destruction of the dam in Nowa Kakhovka by Russian forces are yet to be assessed, but it can already be said that they will be very serious, both for the environment and human health.
Laszko denied reports from some media about the detection of a case of cholera in the country, but warned that the risk of this and other diseases exists.
“Many sewage facilities, places of animal burials, septic tanks have been flooded. And if polluted water ends up in the water mains, this can lead to an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal infections, including cholera– warned Laszko. He called for compliance with precautionary measures and anti-epidemic standards.
The minister said that some indicators of water pollution in the Dnieper after the dam was blown up exceeded the norm of 28,000. times.
Last week, Ukrainian authorities reported that the Russians had blown up a dam on the Dnieper River in Nowa Kakhovka, which forms the 240 km long Kakhovsky Reservoir. The hydroelectric power plant located on the dam was completely destroyed. Water flooded dozens of nearby settlements.
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