The Destructive Power of Dams

Last week, the Novakakovka Dam in Ukraine collapsed. It will be the most destructive environmental disaster in Europe for decades. Entire towns and villages have been washed away. Both amounts of farmland ruined, millions of animals and plants wiped out. We still don't know exactly why the dam collapsed. Russia has claimed it was caused by a Ukrainian missile attack but they have not produced any evidence despite being in control of the site. Without inspecting the site, it's impossible to know what happened.

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