In Turkey's Yusufeli, residents deal with flooding in the aftermath of a new dam

The Yusufeli dam and hydroelectric power project is located on the Coruh River. At a height of 275 meters, the dam is the tallest in Turkey and the fifth-tallest dam of its kind in the world. Rising water from an artificial lake which has gradually submerged the village of Yusufeli, making authorities relocate the district for the seventh time. The Yusufeli Dam and its Hydroelectric Power Plant Project in the Eastern Black Sea region has started to hold water, with electricity production expected to start in May 2023. 

Published on: Apr 06, 2023 6:47 PM IST

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Volunteers from an animal rights NGO Haytap, paddle a dinghy as they search for stray cats and dogs to rescue in the town of Yusufeli. Rising water from an artificial lake caused by the dam has led to flooding and several relocations for the residents.  (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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A view of pillars and buildings in the rising water of an artificial lake which gradually submerged the village of Yusufeli in Artvin province, in northeastern Turkey on April 4, 2022. The project comprises a 275m tall double curvature concrete arch dam and a power plant equipped with three 186MW vertical-axis Francis turbine units.  (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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Local residents look on at their town, Yusufeli, submerged by an artificial lake caused by a dam retaining the flow of the Coruh river, Artvin province, in Turkey, on April 4. The district was relocated for the seventh time in its 153-year history, according to duvaR. English, an independent gazette of Turkey.  (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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An aerial view of buildings and the top of a minaret in the rising water of an artificial lake that gradually submerged the village of Yusufeli on April 5. The Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant started to be built on the Çoruh River in 2013.  (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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Local residents look on at their town submerged by an artificial lake caused by the dam. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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A woman is seen preparing a bundle of wood in the village of Tekkale, which will soon be submerged by the artificial lake, on April 5, 2022. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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An aerial view shows buildings and the top of a minaret in the rising water of the artificial lake which gradually submerged the village of Yusufeli as it retains the flow of the Coruh River, on April 5, 2022. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)

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Local residents are pictured in a vehicle as they return to retrieve belongings in the flooded town of Yusufeli, on April 5, 2022. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)