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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.
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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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 ...
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The National Weather Service captures 2023 weather highlights in a website presentation. ... The year 2023 brought a brief period of record cold, flooding, a soggy summer and tornadoes to Southern ...
The Vallés floods on September 25, 1962, affected several towns and cities of Catalonia and resulted in 617 deaths and extensive material damage. On 25 October 1964 , high water due to heavy rains upstream caused the River Sava to overflow its embankments in Zagreb , Croatia , killing 17 people, flooding much of the city, and causing ...
The 2005 season had 28 named storms, and the 2017 season had 17. "Last year produced 95 ACE units, and this year is expected to be very similar, in other words, near-normal ACE," Kottlowski said.