<p>Up to 100 people in the Russian-controlled town of Nova Kakhovka are trapped and thousands of wild animals have been killed after the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed, the town's Russian-installed mayor said, Russian news agencies reported.</p>.<p>Over 30,000 cubic metres of water was pouring out of the reservoir the dam held back every second and the town was at risk of contamination from the floods, the <em>TASS </em>news agency quoted the official, Vladimir Leontyev, as saying.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/around-600-houses-flooded-as-dam-breach-sinks-ukrainian-town-1225286.html" target="_blank">Around 600 houses flooded as dam breach sinks Ukrainian town</a></strong></p>.<p>He said rescue efforts were being undertaken to free people trapped by the floods.</p>.<p>The <em>RIA </em>news agency reported him as saying that "thousands of animals" at the Nizhnedniprovsky National Nature Park had also been killed, and that the scale of the disaster was "huge".</p>.<p>Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the destruction of the dam, which has sent floodwaters across a war zone and forced thousands to flee. Some independent experts say the dam may have collapsed due to earlier damage and intense pressure on it.</p>
<p>Up to 100 people in the Russian-controlled town of Nova Kakhovka are trapped and thousands of wild animals have been killed after the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed, the town's Russian-installed mayor said, Russian news agencies reported.</p>.<p>Over 30,000 cubic metres of water was pouring out of the reservoir the dam held back every second and the town was at risk of contamination from the floods, the <em>TASS </em>news agency quoted the official, Vladimir Leontyev, as saying.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/around-600-houses-flooded-as-dam-breach-sinks-ukrainian-town-1225286.html" target="_blank">Around 600 houses flooded as dam breach sinks Ukrainian town</a></strong></p>.<p>He said rescue efforts were being undertaken to free people trapped by the floods.</p>.<p>The <em>RIA </em>news agency reported him as saying that "thousands of animals" at the Nizhnedniprovsky National Nature Park had also been killed, and that the scale of the disaster was "huge".</p>.<p>Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the destruction of the dam, which has sent floodwaters across a war zone and forced thousands to flee. Some independent experts say the dam may have collapsed due to earlier damage and intense pressure on it.</p>