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Benin: When the Nagbeto Hydroelectric Dam blocks the school way to the children of Tokpa Aizo in Grand Popo

Source(s): Radio Tokpa
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This piece is about the effect of a small rain season in the south side of Benin had on school children. The children were forced to stop their schooling during that period in fear of falling victims of the flooding, which was worsened by the hydroelectric dam in the region. There was no way for them to get to school also because of the lack of suitable transportation.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Education and school safety Children and Youth
Country and region Benin
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