At the bottom of the Kakhovka reservoir there could be many substances hazardous to health, such as chemicals, pathogens of infectious diseases from cemeteries, latrines, landfills, which can now end up in wells and open reservoirs in the territory flooded due to the explosion of the hydroelectric power station, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine said and urged.

The Ministry of Health urges people from the flooding region to refuse water from water supply wells, as it can be contaminated and be a carrier of infectious diseases.

Residents of the region are asked to:.

drink only bottled or imported water.

take water for cooking and household needs only from trusted sources.

boil or otherwise disinfect water taken for drinking, washing fruits, berries or dishes.

refuse products that have been flooded with water, including conservation.

subject all products to heat treatment.

wash hands thoroughly with soap.

do not use clothes that have been waterlogged without washing.

“In the next 3-5 days in the Kherson region and flooded areas in Zaporozhye, due to the rapid drop in the water level, a sea of \u200b\u200bfish will be observed. It is strictly forbidden to collect such fish and consume (salt or dry)! There is a risk of botulism,” the Ministry of Health warned.

The ministry also noted that stocks of antibiotics and sorbents are being formed in the affected regions for the treatment of acute intestinal infections..

“If you feel abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and other unusual symptoms, do not self-medicate - contact your doctor immediately,” experts ask..

As noted in the morning in the Kherson district police department, the intensity of the flooding of the Kherson region as a result of the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the Russians has decreased, but the water is still coming. Water levels are forecast to rise by another meter over the next 20 hours..

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Recall that on the night of June 6, the Russian military blew up a dam at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. After the explosion at Ukrhydroenergo, they stated that the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was completely destroyed and cannot be restored. Due to the Russian terrorist attack, about 80 settlements ended up in the flood zone on both banks of the Dnieper. However, the elements will more affect the occupied left bank of the region.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that it is physically impossible to blow up the Kakhovka HPP from the outside. Russia has been keeping the dam under control for more than a year, mined it a long time ago and finally blew it up, which once again proved that it is a terrorist state. According to him, the invaders acted chaotically, so they sank their own equipment.

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