US EditionThousands of Moldovans cut off from water after Russian strike on Ukrainian hydropower plant
Oil pollution from the strike forced water cuts affecting about 90,000 in Balti and tens of thousands more, with emergency aid and criminal investigations underway.
- A Russian strike on a Ukrainian hydropower plant polluted the Dniester River, leaving tens of thousands in Moldova without water.
- President Maia Sandu blamed Russia, warning the contamination threatens the country’s broader water supply.
- The damaged plant in Ukraine is critical infrastructure, supplying water to about 80% of Moldova’s population and located near the border between the two countries.
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Moldova blames Russia for an oil disaster in the river Dnjestr. Regular drinking water supply is interrupted for tens of thousands of people in the landlocked state. Moscow rejects the allegations from Chisinau.
Tens of thousands of Moldovans were left without water after oil from a Russian strike on a hydroelectric power plant in neighboring Ukraine contaminated a major river that flows through both countries.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Thousands in Moldova cut off from water after Russian strike pollutes river
Moldova’s environment ministry declared an environmental state of alert for 15 days
An attack on a Ukrainian power plant has caused oil pollution in the Dnister, making Balti without water.
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Thousands of Moldovans cut off from water after Russian strike on Ukrainian hydropower plant
Tens of thousands of Moldovans have been left without water after a Russian strike on a hydroelectric plant in neighboring Ukraine resulted in oil polluting a major river that flows through both countries.
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