Tennessee dam narrowly avoids failure after heavy rain from Hurricane Helene
GREENVILLE, Tenn. – A major flooding emergency was narrowly avoided along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helen brought heavy rains that pushed the river several feet above record flood stage. The Tennessee Valley Authority said rising waters have raised fears of an imminent failure of Nolichucky Dam in Greenville. […]
Dam in Blue Mountains closed after elevated levels of PFAS chemicals detected | Water
The New South Wales Water Board temporarily closed a dam in the Blue Mountains after tests found high levels of PFAS chemicals in untreated water. The state's water department said it had disconnected Medlow Dam from the local water supply as a precaution while further investigations were conducted. Medlow Dam does not directly supply raw […]
A dam collapse in eastern Sudan kills at least 30 people following heavy rains, a UN agency says
A United Nations agency said at the weekend that the Albert Dam in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state had collapsed and caused heavy rains to flood nearby homes, killing at least 30 people. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said late Monday, citing local officials, that the actual death toll from […]
Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens | Sudan
Floods have burst a dam in eastern Sudan, destroying at least 20 villages and killing at least 30 people but possibly many more, according to the United Nations, causing devastation in a region already in turmoil after months of civil war. Torrential rains caused flooding and the collapse of the Albert Dam on Sunday, 25 […]