Egypt Still Anxious on Ethiopian Dam Filling ScheduleJuly 14, 2017 - Egyptian officials announced that Ethiopia hasn’t started storing water in its controversial Grand Renaissance Dam. Satellite images, showing an expanding lake, have sparked serious concerns among Egyptian government officials. However, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation yesterday announced that the lake around the dam was formed due to a flood caused by torrential amount of rainfall. The Blue Nile flood starts in June and lasts until the end of September each year. “The current lake’s water level does not represent any harm to Egypt’s annual water quota,” the ministry stressed.

Source: Ethiopian News July 14, 2017 13:52 UTC