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UNCOVERED: Death toll rises from flooding after ukraine dam breach - The Untold Story

A satellite image shows a closer view of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine after its collapse, on Friday. (Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

The death toll from flooding following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has risen to 16 in Ukraine, Kyiv officials said, while Russian officials said 29 people have died in territories that Moscow controls.

The breaching of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6 unleashed floodwaters across a large swath of land in southern Ukraine and in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine, destroying farmland and cutting off supplies to civilians.

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