BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:15:00
But the worst of the flooding is now over here in kherson, a frontline city still targeted daily by russian artillery. somebody has helpfully marked the high water point on this building. and you can see over here on the garage door the lines where the floodwaters have slowly receded from this area. but there's mud everywhere. retired teachers irina and yevgeny clear through the wreckage of their musty, waterlogged home. "we're like rats," says irina. "we've endured so many disasters — the shelling, the flood — it's as if we've become immune to it all." flood rescue workers suddenly race f...