Overview

• Authorities confirmed nine fatalities, including a child and a family of five found in a flooded basement, with other victims swept away by rushing water.
• Emergency teams rescued about 362 people and continue pumping out buildings, with more than 500 workers deployed across the city and region.
• Officials said nearly two months’ worth of rain fell in roughly seven hours, overwhelming storm drains and inundating streets and homes.
• Roughly 42,000 customers in 32 communities remain without electricity as flooding, downed trees and road damage complicate repairs.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the situation horrific, ordered a full review of Odesa operations and noted one person remains unaccounted for as forecasters warn of further rain.