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WATCH VIDEO: White Volta bridge submerges after Bagre Dam spillage
The spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso coupled with torrential rains in the Upper East Region have submerged the White Volta bridge at Kobore in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region.
The situation has left hundreds of passengers stranded with a lot of livestock washed away. Upper East Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has thus advised all transport operators and private vehicles to suspend travel activities until the water levels recede.
“Traveler’s from Bolgatanga to Bawku or the other way around must take caution. The bridge at Kubore is submerged in water. The road leading to Bawku is flooded. Vehicular movement is impeded. Please do not be a victim of this hazard, prevention pays,” NADMO said in a brief statement.
The spillage of the Bagre Dam at the latter part of August together with torrential rains, resulted in flooding in most communities, particularly along the White Volta.
Hundreds of farmlands have submerged and, in some instances, buildings have collapsed. Hard-hit districts are the Bawku Municipal, Bawku West, Binduri, Nabdam and Talensi.
The water level at the White Volta bridge at Kobore in the Bawku West District had risen over its limit submerging hundreds of farmlands and washed away livestock.
The bridge was flooded to the waist level covering over 1km stretch of road. Hundreds of passenger vehicles were grounded as stranded passengers travelling to Bawku from Bolga looked helpless.
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