Ukraine's Dam Breach Sparks Global Food Security Concerns.
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The breach of the Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands, according to the United Nations. The dam was breached on June 6, allowing some of the 18 cubic kilometres of water it held back to surge down across a swathe of southern Ukraine. Up to 700,000 people depended on the reservoir behind the dam for drinking water.
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