40 Are Feared Dead After Dam Collapses
From Times Wire Reports
Families were swept away in a torrent of water and as many as 40 people were feared dead after a dam collapsed in northwest Nigeria, a state-owned radio station said.
The dam -- about a mile from the center of Zamfara state’s capital, Gusau -- collapsed Saturday after heavy rains.
Surveyors were trying to determine whether the downpour or structural neglect was to blame.
About 1,500 homes were destroyed in the deluge, a government aid spokesman said.
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