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The flood waters inundated a small city and two dozen villages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The White House said Tuesday that there will be “likely many deaths” after an explosion destroyed a large dam in Ukraine, but added there is still no concrete evidence to say who was behind the act.<\/p>\n
The United States “cannot say conclusively what happened at this point,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.<\/p>\n
Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ripping a gaping hole in the Kakhovka dam in what Kyiv said was an attempt by Russia to hamper Ukraine’s long-awaited offensive. Russia occupied the dam in southern Ukraine soon after invading the country last year.<\/p>\n
The resulting flood waters inundated a small city and two dozen villages, sparking evacuations of 17,000 people.<\/p>\n
Kirby said “significant” damage had been inflicted and said an “explosion” was responsible. However, he was careful to stress that Washington is still studying the incident before identifying the perpetrator.<\/p>\n
The United States hasn’t “come to a final conclusion,” he said. “We’re still trying to gather information and talk to the Ukrainians.”<\/p>\n
Asked if attacking the dam would constitute a war crime, Kirby said “it’s very clear that the deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure is not allowed by the laws of war.”<\/p>\n
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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