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Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l
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- 27 Aug 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092090
South African History Online (2012) 'Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092090 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092090, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092090. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Overwhelmed by rising waters on the Niger River, officials open the floodgates of two major dams, submerging 400 villages and l." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092090.
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