The Power Utility of Burkina Faso, SONABEL, has announced that it will begin releasing water from the Bagre Dam on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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This decision comes in response to rising water levels upstream, which have reached 232.82 meters.

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The White Volta Basin Secretariat of the Water Resources Commission issued a notification to the Regional Ministers and NADMO Directors of the Upper East, North East, and Northern Regions on August 16.

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The letter emphasized that the spillage is necessary to manage the high water levels and advised residents living along the White Volta River to take appropriate precautions.

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The Commission has assured that they will provide further updates as more information becomes available, and urged local authorities to take action in relation to flood management.

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See below letter:

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