Countries in northwestern Europe are currently grappling with the fallout of a devastating series of floods that led to the deaths of more than 200 people, and experts told Sputnik that extreme weather events such as these could occur with far greater frequency over the coming decades due to the impact of climate change

Egypt and Sudan are politicizing the issue of Renaissance Dam construction on the Blue Nile and are trying to get other countries involved just to solve their internal problems, while the dam in fact carries no environmental risks, Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia Alemayehu Tegenu said in an interview with Sputnik

Primary generation of electricity with two turbines of the Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia may start in two or three months, and the country does not plan to suspend dam construction because of Sudan's possible complaint with the United Nations, Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia Alemayehu Tegenu said in an interview with Sputnik

The second-phase filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river has been successfully completed, Ethiopian Irrigation Minister Seleshi Bekel announced on Monday

Masses, economy paying the price of incompetence of officials

Authorities in the German district of Ahrweiler on Saturday denied rumors of dam breaches in the area, after media reported that people with megaphones were driving through streets spreading "fake news."