00:00Just a few weeks ago, this was the scene in the Kherson region of Ukraine after an explosion destroyed a
00:06dam.
00:07The resulting flood caused catastrophic damage to the surrounding area, one that included a large Ukrainian civilian population.
00:14But now experts say there's another growing concern related to its destruction, as the water from the dam was a
00:20primary source of cooling for the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
00:23At the moment, only one of six reactors of the plant are hot, meaning the others are remaining shut down
00:29to prevent the risk of a meltdown.
00:30And they have a reserve pond nearby that can cool the remaining hot reactor when needed.
00:35That's according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
00:38However, they also say the pond is drying up quickly.
00:41The agency says they have a draining system leading to the pond, which is helping.
00:45But other solutions need to be in place now that the dam no longer feeds the plant whenever necessary.
00:49In the meantime, Insider reports, locals are storing up on iodine tablets, hoping to protect themselves against radiation in the
00:56event of a meltdown.
00:58Russia has already blamed Ukraine for the dam's destruction.
01:01However, Moscow's forces were in control of it during what experts say was clearly a controlled explosion.
01:06Meaning once again, it's almost certainly Putin's forces to blame.
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