{
  "id": 6301649,
  "title": "Weija Dam to resume spillage on Wednesday – GWL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/weija-dam-to-resume-spillage-on-wednesday-gwl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:10:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/weija-dam-to-resume-spillage/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced the resumption of spillage from the Weija Dam from Wednesday, September 9, 2026, and advised residents living downstream to take precautionary measures and prepare for possible evacuation. The company said heavy rains upstream and prolonged rainfall around the Densu River and its environs have caused the dam’s […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Weija Dam spillage: Downstream residents ordered to evacuate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/weija-dam-spillage-downstream-residents-ordered-to-evacuate",
        "published": "2026-09-08T08:25:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Weija Dam spillage: Residents appeal for controlled discharge to minimise risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/weija-dam-spillage-residents-appeal-for-controlled-discharge-to",
        "published": "2026-09-08T12:29:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}