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February 7, 2025 at 04:58 AM
🔆 Places in News: Toshka Lakes, Egypt 🇪🇬🌊
📍 Formation & Fluctuations
✅ Formed in 1998 due to Ethiopian flash floods, later dried up by 2018.
✅ Refilled (2020-22) after heavy rains in Sudan & South Sudan.
✅ Expansion ongoing, with new lakes emerging in the region.
📍 Flooding Impact
✅ Disrupts agriculture & livestock, affecting local communities.
✅ Causes displacement and increases overflow from Lake Nasser.
📍 Toshka Lakes Project
✅ Designed for irrigation, regional settlement, and to protect the Aswan High Dam.
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