Bagre Dam spillage looms - NADMO triggers emergency response strategy

Farmers along the White Volta in the North East Region are bracing for possible flooding as Burkina Faso’s Bagré Dam approaches the water level at which its spillway gates could be opened next week.

It has also conducted water-level assessments across rivers and streams likely to be affected by the spillage.

Background For communities along the White Volta, flooding has become an annual occurrence, particularly during the rainy season when heavy rainfall coincides with the release of excess water from the Bagre and Kompienga Dams in Burkina Faso.