'Mad panic' evacuation as IAEA warns of a nuclear accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant occupied by Russian forces

• Fears mount of increased fighting around the contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. 
• The UN has said that "We must act now to prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident."
• An exiled Ukrainian official said that there were queues of up to five hours to escape.

An exodus from towns and settlements has begun as fears mount of fighting near a contested nuclear power plant in Ukraine, say officials.

The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that is occupied by Russian troops was becoming critical.