Authorities in Burkina Faso have alerted the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) that their dams were full and they would be compelled to open them to allow the water flow into the White Volta.

Northern Regional Minister, Northern Regional Minister, announced this on Tuesday at a reception hosted by the RCC for senior citizens to mark this year's republic day.

He, therefore, urged people living along the riverbanks, especially farmers to move upstream to avoid any disaster as occurred during last years floods, which destroyed several hectares of farmland, houses and property in the three Northern Regions and rendered several people homeless.

The Regional Minister also charged all the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the region to ensure that measures were put in place to avoid any casualty should the excess water from Burkina Faso flood the rivers and tributaries in the region.



Source: GNA