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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. [11] 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 ...
Until 2023, the last time Akosombo dam community experienced flooding as a result of controlled spillage of the dam was in 2010. [ 24 ] On 15 September 2023, the Volta River Authority (VRA) initiated a controlled spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams situated in the Eastern Region.
Pages in category "2023 disasters in Ghana" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... 2023 Ghana floods; 2023 Shama quarry explosion
Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, said it canceled all 41 trains scheduled for Saturday because of the flooding. Engineers working on the tunnel said ...
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 ...
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