Nigeria's Emergency Management Alerted over Cameroon’s Plan to Open Lagdo Dam
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Nigeria's Emergency Management Alerted over Cameroon’s Plan to Open Lagdo Dam
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has alerted the National Emergency Management Agency over impending flooding along the River Benue basin. Umar Salisu, the Ministry’s Director of African Affairs says the...
show moreUmar Salisu, the Ministry’s Director of African Affairs says the Cameroonian government plans to open the flood gates of the Lagdo Dam on the Benue River in days ahead.
It noted that this is due to the heavy rainfall around the dam catchment area in Northern Cameroon
He says the release of water becomes necessary, the authorities of the Lagdo Dam will be releasing only modulated variable small amount of water at a time in order to mitigate and avoid damages that the released water may cause along the River Benue basin in both Cameroon and in Nigeria.
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