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00:00 The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog struck a reassuring tone as he arrived at the Zaporizhia
00:04 nuclear plant.
00:05 His visit coming more than a week after a blast left a devastating breach in the nearby
00:10 Kakovka dam.
00:12 That triggered massive flooding and led to fears for the Russian occupied plant's safety.
00:17 On the one hand we can see that the situation is serious, the consequences are there and
00:24 they are real.
00:26 At the same time there are measures that are being taken to stabilise the situation.
00:34 The barrage formed a reservoir that provides cooling water for the plant, vital to its
00:39 safety systems.
00:41 Grossi said there was enough water in the cooling pond for now.
00:45 But in the surrounding towns, occupied by Russian forces, residents are wary.
00:53 It's very scary sometimes.
00:55 Not always, but a lot of the time.
00:58 I try not to think about it too much, otherwise you can go crazy.
01:06 When I hear what happened in the region of Kherson, my heart bleeds for the people, for
01:10 the animals, for the fauna, the flora, everyone.
01:14 It's painful.
01:18 Grossi's trip to the plant, his third, comes as fighting intensifies in nearby regions,
01:23 Ukraine pushing ahead with its counter-offensive.
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