Flooding Worsens as Dam’s Gates Opened
From Times Wire Reports
Flooding in northwestern Mozambique worsened after the floodgates of a major dam on the Zambezi River were opened to relieve pressure on the dam’s walls.
Low-lying areas of Tete city, the capital of Tete province, flooded after more gates were opened on the Cahora Bassa dam. Tomas Mandlate, governor of the province, said people in the city were panicking.
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