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In September 2023, heavy rainfall and high water inflows into the Akosombo and Kpong dam reservoirs led to significant flooding in southeastern Ghana. The Volta River Authority initiated a controlled spillage of water from both the Akosombo and Kpong hydroelectric dams on September 15, 2023, which has since caused widespread flooding downstream.
Due to the effects of climate change, Ghana has been experiencing rising levels of rainfall, causing the water levels to rise beyond the maximum operation capacity. [6] Without the spillage exercise, this could lead to dam failure. [7] The spillage exercise started on 15 September 2023, at 183,000 cfs/day. This was increased on 9 October 2023 ...
This flood was caused by heavy rainfall. [5] In the Volta Region and the Eastern Region of Ghana, severe floods occurred after the Akosombo Dam was spilled, displacing 26,000 people from their homes in 2023. Reports from the BBC attributed the flood to heavy rainfall which caused the Volta River Authority to spill the dam. Below is a list of ...
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In 2023, several rounds of heavy rain saturated the ground, increasing the likelihood of flooding. Between January and April 2023, the Ministry of Emergency Management reported that weather-related disasters caused 60 fatalities, destroyed over 1,205 homes and damaged 5,000 acres of land across Rwanda. [ 3 ]
2023 Akosombo dam spillage flood; 2023 Ghana floods; 2024 West African floods This page was last edited on 14 March 2024, at 20:17 (UTC). Text ...