Tag: Dam
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Pwalugu Dam contract to be terminated by govt – Agriculture Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has hinted that government has plans to terminate the contract for the Pwalugu Dam project which...
World
At least 45 people killed after dam in western Kenya collapses due to heavy rainfall
A dam broke in western Kenya on Monday, killing at least 45 people and leaving many others missing. The rushing water destroyed houses and...
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We’re not responsible for Akosombo Dam spillage disaster – GMA
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has indicated it cannot take the blame for the disaster caused during the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.According to...
World
Miners ordered to pay $9.7 billion for dam accident in Brazil
A judge in Brazil has told big mining companies BHP and Vale, along with their joint venture Samarco, to pay a lot of money...
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Cameroon: Dam burst in Yaounde kills 23 – Army reports
A burst dam unleashed a torrent of water in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 23 lives,...
World
Ukrainians spend night on roofs and in trees after dam attack
On Tuesday morning, a major dam in Kherson, southern Ukraine, suffered severe damage, putting approximately 42,000 people at risk of flooding.Due to the...
World
TV chef cries after dam burst in Ukraine
As worries mount that hundreds of communities could be submerged by floodwater, Ukraine has accused Russia of detonating a dam on the Dnipro River...
World
Major Ukrainian dam allegedly blown up by Russia
The Ukrainian military has leveled allegations against Russian forces for deliberately causing the destruction of a significant dam in the southern region of Kherson,...
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KKD calls National Cathedral excavation a dam
Veteran Ghanaian broadcaster Kwasi Kyei Darkwa, popularly known as KKD, has scoffed at the government's National Cathedral project that has received divided opinions from...
Independent Africa
Water levels in Zimbabwe’s biggest dam too low for power
Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country's biggest dam said water levels are...