Bagre Dam spillage: Hundreds of Farmers count their losses
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The spillage of the Bagre dam from neighbouring Burkina-Faso has submerged hundreds of farmlands along the White Volta in the Upper East Region. Farmers have now begun appealing to the government to support them to venture into dry season farming to fend for their families. The spillage, which occurred on September 1, […]
Bagre Dam spillage: Ya Na urges communities to evacuate
By: Murtala Issah The overlord of Dagbon, Ya Na Abukari II, has appealed to residents living along the spill-way of the Bagre Dam to evacuate to prevent disaster. In a statement signed by his Secretary, the Overlord disclosed that, the Director Genereral of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyeman Prempeh, paid a […]
Residents along White Volta, demand food relief supplies, as they evacuate ahead of Dam spillage
By Samuel Ayammah Residents along the White Volta in the Upper East Region have started evacuating from the banks of the river ahead of the spillage of the Bagre and Kompienga Dams in Burkina Faso. The National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO Officials in the region have asked residents along the White Volta not to get […]
NADMO issues flood alert over looming dam spillage in Burkina Faso
By Samuel Ayammah Officials in Burkina Faso have hinted that they would open up the spillways to the Bagre Dam to allow for spillage of excess water to maintain the dam’s operating capacity. They have scheduled the spillage to run from the 27th to the 28 of August, 2021. In line with the event, authorities […]
