Ghana Opens Biggest Dam in Capital as Flood Deaths Near 200
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Ghana released water from an overflowing dam in the capital, raising the risk of additional flooding after the heaviest rains in six years left almost 200 dead.
Spillways at the Weija dam in western Accra were opened after the water level rose to 48.2 feet (14.7 meters), higher than the maximum acceptable level of 47 feet, Stanley Martey, spokesman for Ghana Water Co., said by phone Friday. Residents in the path of the water were warned to leave, he said.