Nine killed in Odesa floods after torrential rain overwhelmed drains; rescue ops ongoing amid war zone concerns.

Nine people, including a child, died in Odesa, Ukraine, after nearly two months of rain fell in just seven hours, overwhelming the city’s drainage system and causing severe flooding. Rescuers evacuated 362 people, rescued passengers from a flooded bus, pulled cars from submerged streets, and found a missing girl. Emergency services reported ongoing operations, with more rain expected and travel restricted in affected areas. The disaster coincided with Russian attacks in Kherson and Kharkiv, and concerns grew over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which remains under Russian control and has relied on emergency generators for over a week.