The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Over 26,000 people were displaced. No deaths have been ...

This article delves into the dual role of the Akosombo Dam in Ghana as a vital energy source and a force behind flooding disasters. The construction of large dams gained momentum from the 1930s to ...

Former President John Mahama has backed calls for the government to declare a state of emergency in areas ravaged by floods from the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. In a Facebook post on Wednesday ...

Flooding after heavy rains in eastern Ghana ... Crops have been destroyed and schools shut after two hydroelectric dams overflowed at Akosombo and Kpong. "We have moved most of the affected ...

Eight months after the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) water spillage from the Akosombo Dam, the humanitarian crisis in Degorme, Mepe, is escalating, with over 200 flood victims still languishing in ...

Implement early warning systems that provide advance notice to downstream communities and authorities in case of impending releases or floods. Maintain the dam reservoir at appropriate levels ...

By systematically gathering information on flood impacts, we can paint a clearer picture of the devastation caused by the Akosombo Dam spillage and, in turn, develop strategies to mitigate future ...

Her fate is shared by nearly 26,000 others, displaced by floods caused by the controlled spillage of excess water from the Akosombo and Kpong hydro-electric dams near the southern tip of Lake Volta.

The Volta River Authority, the state agency that manages the Akosombo Dam, opened the flood gates to release pressure on the dam after unusually high rainfall. By September, Volta Lake ...

The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Over 26,000 people were displaced. No deaths have been officially ...