A war zone has turned into a flood zone in the Kherson region of Ukraine after the partial collapse of a dam.
A war zone has turned into a flood zone in the Kherson region after the partial collapse of a dam.Meanwhile, Texas Baptist Men is helping with evacuations in the area.
"Got a call from them shortly after the dam exploded, saying, here's what we're trying to do and here's the help that we need to be able to get this done," said Rand Jenkins, with Texas Baptist Men . On Wednesday, volunteers used minivans to evacuate dozens of Ukrainians from a partner church located right next to the dam."It is just another blow in this ongoing, terrible war that's going on over there," Jenkins said.At a briefing Wednesday, the White House press secretary said the federal government is doing everything possible to help.
Moscow is disputing that, with Russian state media claiming Ukraine attacked the dam, although it did not provide any evidence.
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