Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five are reported dead

At least 4,000 people have been evacuated from both the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled sides of the Dnieper river

Emergency workers evacuate residents on a rubber boat from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Libkos

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the flood-hit region of Kherson to evaluate the response to damage caused by a dam breach.

The Ukrainian leader said he is helping to assess efforts to evacuate civilians, provide them with drinking water and other support and try to stanch vast environmental damage.