The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has warned resident of the regions up north to move to higher grounds due to the effect the spillage of the Bagre and Kompienga dams will have on the communities.
This comes as a result of the announcement by the authorities of SONABEL, managers of the dams, on spilling water in the dams due to the maximum level the water has reached.
In a statement sited by the Vaultz News, NADMO said the spilling will flood the various communities and affect the activities of the people and urged residents to be on the alert and prepare themselves for the possible impact of the spillage on their life and daily activities as well.
According to the statement, the spillage is expected to take place anywhere between Wednesday, August 5, through to Monday, August 10.
“The current levels of the Kompiengu dams, as of August 5, 2020, is 172.41m with the rate of rise at 38.45% as against 28.66% same period last year. The levels of the Bagre Dams as of today being 234.62m with its rate of rise at 94.42% as against 60.58% same period last year. Due to the rapid rise in the water level of the Bagre Dam, the opening of the dam valves may be effected as soon as the level reaches 234.75m and that may happen any day between 5th August 2020 and Monday 10th August 2020.
“Due to the possible effect of the spillage of the two dams in areas downstream the White Volta, some communities along the river are likely to be affected, as in flooding and NADMO will want such communities to be on the alert and prepare themselves for the spillage and its impact on them and their activities. We urge them to move to higher grounds and safe havens in all such affected communities”.
The management of NADMO, in helping manage the issue has also launched “Operation ThunderBolt 2020”.
“NADMO has thus dispatched its men to the following districts in the affected regions to prepare the people in the area and to train them to manage the effect of the spillage on their communities.
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