The release of large amounts of water due to the passages opened by Ukraine in the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant may cause some areas and buildings to be flooded. This was stated by Doctor of Technical Sciences Mikhail Bolgov, head of the surface water modeling laboratory of the Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. RBC.
According to him, in order to assess the flood risk, it is necessary to understand the purpose for which the water is discharged.
“In any case, the inundation of individual areas and buildings falling into the flood zone is possible and this area is known; this is not yet a catastrophic scenario,” the hydrologist emphasized.
The expert noted that Energodar is most likely not in danger, as the nuclear power plant sites and all systems are designed for a very high level of reliability.
Officials of the Kherson region guess The consequences of unlocking the Dnieper hydroelectric station. According to Vitaly Gura, head of the Novokakhovsky district of the Kherson region, the flow of water into the Northern Crimean Canal will increase the water reserves of agricultural farms of the Russian Federation, but will negatively affect the water level in the Dnieper Reservoir.
Formerly at the Ministry of Emergencies appreciated Possibility of flooding on the left bank of the Dnieper.