IN October 2023, the spillage of the Akosombo dam triggered catastrophic flooding across parts of the Eastern, Volta, and Greater Accra regions, displacing thousands and causing widespread devastation ...

Heavy rains are filling Lake Shasta, prompting California to release more water from the reservoir into an already-flooded ...

has canvassed the dredging of major rivers and dams in the country to avert adverse effects of flooding. Mr Sulaiman, a professor, made the call on Tuesday at the opening of a three-day validation ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

Director-General of National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for dredging of major rivers and dams in the country to avert adverse effects ...

Removing them would undo more than a century of progress. When these dams were originally constructed, their primary purpose was flood control for the Eel and Russian River regions. Before their ...

Rescuers search for victims near the wreckages of vehicles in an area affected by a landslide following a flash flood that killed multiple people in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan.

The new structure can be built to replace the dilapidated and ruined dam structure. For many years, farmers in the area have been complaining that even during flood seasons when the dam is filled ...

and control release it to prevent the flooding as much as possible," Alan Nogy, a locks and dams operations manager said.WATCH VIDEO OF NEWSCAST IN PLAYFINDER ABOVE Personnel with the Army Corps ...

After breaking the 50% capacity mark last week, the Vaal Dam water levels continue to rise. Heavy rainfall over recent weeks has continued to bolster South Africa’s water systems, with the ...

The Site C dam, which has been mired in controversy, would flood 128 kilometres of the Peace River watershed in northeast B.C., submerging First Nations burial grounds, agricultural lands and ...