US EditionEgypt blames Ethiopia’s newly inaugurated dam for rising Nile waters and flooding
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of abrupt water releases from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that caused Nile flooding, with Egypt reporting flows 25% above average this season, ministry said.
- On Friday, Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation blamed Ethiopia for rising Nile waters and flooding this week in Beheira and Menoufia provinces, submerging farmland and village homes.
- Ethiopia earlier this month inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and rapidly raised reservoir levels to 640 meters while cutting downstream releases from around 280 million to 110 million cubic meters per day.
- Measured discharges show operators released 485 million cubic meters on September 10, surged to 780 million cubic meters by September 27, then fell to 380 million cubic meters, totaling about 2 billion cubic meters.
- Egypt said it had to discharge waters from its High Aswan Dam because it could not hold back rising inflows from Ethiopia over 2,000 kilometres away, while provincial governors warned on September 7 and local officials ordered evacuations using real-time monitoring and satellite data.
- Egypt has launched a diplomatic offensive, saying Ethiopia's dam management is reckless, violating international law and posing a continuous threat; Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Egypt `fully retains its right... to defend its existential interests and water rights by all means and tools,`.
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Egypt accuses Ethiopia of "reckless" Nile management as flooding fears rise
Egypt has launched a sharp diplomatic offensive against Ethiopia, accusing it of "reckless and irresponsible" management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after unilateral water releases were linked to severe flooding in Sudan, raising fears for Egyptian lands and lives.
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation on Friday strongly condemned what it described as "reckless unilateral actions" by Ethiopia in managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stressing that these practices represent a flagrant violation of international law and a direct threat to the lives and security of the peoples of the two downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt blames Ethiopia's newly inaugurated dam for rising Nile waters and flooding
Egypt is blaming Ethiopia for the rising Nile River waters and flooding this week in two of its northernmost provinces, claiming the unusually high water levels are the result of the east African country’s mismanagement of its new controversial dam on the Blue Nile.
Egypt Warns of "Unilateral" Ethiopian Nile Dam Operations as Flood Levels Rise Above Average
Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has voiced strong concern over what it described as “unilateral actions” by Ethiopia in managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), warning that recent operational decisions have disrupted the natural flow of the Nile and triggered damaging floods downstream in Sudan.
Egypt blames Ethiopia for ‘man-made flood’ from GERD endangering downstream nations
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Egypt accused Ethiopian dam operators of “flouting accepted technical and scientific practices” by stockpiling far more water than expected at the end of August while sharply reducing releases from about 280 million cubic meters a day to just 110 million cubic meters on 8 September. The ministry affirmed that Ethiopia, instead, should have…
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