The Grand Ethiopian Dam, built over the Blue Nile’s tributary, will provide electricity to millions of people. So why then is it the focus of an international dispute? In 2023, the reservoir ...

At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project in the ...

These sudden releases occur when a dam holding back water adjacent to a glacier fails. These dams can be made either of the ice of the glacier itself or of rocky material deposited by a past ...

The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis. The flooding in Borno State has affected a million ...

Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.

A structural engineer assessed the Lake Lure dam Friday evening and determined its failure is not imminent, a town official said. The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday ...

Ambuklao Dam in Benguet has released water as a preparation for the possible heavy rains from Tropical Depression Gener, according to a report on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita on Tuesday. Gate 4 ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities went house-to-house urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officials warned the barrier ...

The Lake Manatee dam was never built to hold back the massive amount of floodwater that inundated nearby homes during Tropical Storm Debby. Officials say additional flood control measures are ...

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion ...