Despite the DWS reassurances, the water situation in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Northern Cape remains precarious.

In the worst-case scenario the Sterkfontein Dam, which is full, will act as a reserve for the Vaal Dam. “The standard operating rule is that Sterkfontein Dam releases water to the Vaal Dam when ...

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Cocke County, Greene County and Hamblen County Friday ...

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.

Hundreds of different boats formed part of the Vaal River reopening launch. Photo: Sifiso Jimta After months of battling a severe water lettuce contamination that threatened to shut down ...

Facebook posts about evacuations created chaos, but walking them back was safer than ignoring the warning signs.

Almost from the start, Patel Dam seemed prone to leaks, just small ones, nothing too serious. Even villagers in the farms downstream used to joke thus: "See you later if the dam doesn't break".

On Thursday, state labor courts froze more than 800 million Reais (US$ 219 million) of Vale’s assets as compensation for victims Residents devastated by a mining dam burst in Brazil that may ...

Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, announced a natural disaster emergency on 16 September due to massive floods ...

The Vaal River has been officially reopened following months of efforts by officials to remove invasive aquatic weeds and water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) that had overrun the Vaal River ...

[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] It’s now emerging that hours before the Dark Tunnel Valley dam burst its banks, killing close to 50 people, area residents had raised concerns over rising water levels.

That is where Katse comes in. Water is funnelled out of the dam, entering a series of tunnels, that eventually takes it into the Vaal river system in South Africa. It is Africa’s biggest water ...