Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNine people, including a family of five, have died following severe flash flooding in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. The coastal area experienced nearly two months' worth of rain in just seven hours, causing widespread storms, downpours, and power outages. Emergency services rescued 362 people, with one person still missing, and approximately 42,000 residents in 32 villages remain without power. Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov noted that no drainage system could withstand such a load, and President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a full review into the tragedy. The port city of Odesa, which has also faced Russian attacks, is bracing for more torrential rain, while a separate Russian aerial bomb attack in Kharkiv injured six people. In fullFamily-of-five among nine killed in Ukraine flash flooding as torrential downpours hit OdesaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Nine killed after Ukraine hit by flash floods
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNine people, including a family of five, have died following severe flash flooding in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. The coastal area experienced nearly two months' worth of rain in just seven hours, causing widespread storms, downpours, and power outages. Emergency services rescued 362 people, with one person still missing, and approximately 42,000 residents in 32 villages remain without power. Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov noted that no drainage system could withstand such a load, and President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a full review into the tragedy. The port city of Odesa, which has also faced Russian attacks, is bracing for more torrential rain, while a separate Russian aerial bomb attack in Kharkiv injured six people. In fullFamily-of-five among nine killed in Ukraine flash flooding as torrential downpours hit OdesaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
