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Alau Dam

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Alau Dam

The Alau Dam was situated in the Alau community of Konduga local government area of Borno State in the Northeast region of Nigeria, constructed in 1984–1986. It impounds a major reservoir on the Ngadda River, one of the tributaries of the Lake Chad. In 2024, the dam collapsed, causing catastrophic f

looding in Borno State and killing over 150 people, with at least 419,000 people displaced.

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