So far, only three remain open to regulate outflows and reduce volume levels. Some properties along the riverbank remain underwater, and businesses have been forced to close their doors.

resulting in flooding that has affected settlements that are in the lower-lying areas within the 1 in 100-year flood line. “As part of the dam safety protocols, sluice gates are opened when ...

After torrential rainfall last week, the Department of Water and Sanitation was forced to open five of the dam's sluice gates after the storage levels surpassed the capacity mark. The Department ...

Water outflows at Bloemhof Dam have been reduced, says the Department of Water and Sanitation, while the five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open to manage the inflows of water into the dam.

A private company linked to the family of former president George Vassiliou plans to build a flood-retention dam in Peyia, Paphos, as part of a major unified development. The project, now managed ...

The Trump Administration has slashed FEMA funding slated for the removal of a Westchester County dam prone to flooding ... that includes a higher elevation flood storage shelf.

The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

A permanent gate that blocks backwater flooding from affecting 30,000 people in six parishes began to be closed Monday morning ahead of expected high water on the Atchafalaya River. The closure of ...

while the Vaal Dam continues to maintain five open sluice gates to manage consistent and high water inflows. This development forms part of the department’s broader strategy to safeguard ...