Wednesday, June 7

War is Over.

 Err'body lost. Go home, rebuild, take care of your people. 

Rescue and evacuation efforts were continuing on Wednesday in an expansive area of southern Ukraine flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam a day earlier, as an additional mass displacement and humanitarian disaster unfolded in the midst of war.

Floodwaters engulfed streets and homes in dozens of communities, sent residents fleeing on boats, and dislodged roofs, which floated away. Water levels downstream of the dam were expected to peak Wednesday morning, according to Ukraine’s hydropower company. An estimated 16,000 people are affected on the Ukraine-controlled western bank, and 25,000 more people live on the eastern bank under Russian control.

 (Please tell me American taxpayers are not on the hook for rebuilding this damned dam and all the lands and homes destroyed by the flooding?  Next time, might it be less expensive to invest billions in foreign aid closer to home, to rebuild Haiti, say?)