Egypt and Ethiopia's "Water War"! Egypt Accuses Ethiopia of Reckless Actions Threatening Land and Lives
Egypt issued a strong statement on Friday, targeting what it calls Ethiopia's reckless actions, which threaten Egypt's land and the lives of its people.
Cairo accused Addis Ababa of acting recklessly and irresponsibly in managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), claiming these actions have caused damage to Sudan and pose a direct threat to Egypt's land and the lives of its people.
This accusation comes from a statement released by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation regarding the Nile floods and "Ethiopia's unilateral management of its dam in violation of international law."
Over the past few days, several regions in Sudan have been hit by floods caused by rising Nile water levels, while lands in various Egyptian provinces near the river and its tributaries have also been flooded for the same reason.
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation stated that it has been monitoring "the development of this year's Nile floods and the unilateral reckless actions taken by Ethiopia in managing its illegal, unlawful dam (GERD) in violation of international law."
It believes these actions lack the most basic sense of responsibility and transparency and directly threaten the lives and safety of people in downstream countries.
The Egyptian statement also said that these actions undoubtedly reveal "Ethiopia's repeated claims that its operations do not harm others are false, confirming that it is merely using water resources politically at the cost of lives and regional security."
The ministry stated that from a technical perspective, Ethiopia should have gradually started filling the GERD from early July to late October (flood season) and then released water in an organized manner for power generation throughout the year, consistent with its repeated claims about the dam's benefits in flood control, protecting Sudan from flooding, and providing electricity for Ethiopians.
The ministry continued, "However, we noticed that the operators of the Ethiopian dam violated accepted technical and scientific rules in late August by storing more floodwater than expected, and on September 8, 2025, they reduced the discharge from about 280 million cubic meters per day to 110 million cubic meters per day."
Artificial Floods
The Egyptian Water Ministry believes that "Ethiopia's unilateral and irresponsible management of the GERD has altered the timing of natural floods, which usually peak in August, and caused a stronger, more severe artificial flood in part of September."
The ministry emphasized that the claims circulating on some media platforms and social media about provinces in Egypt being flooded are false and misleading, as the flooding was limited to some riverbanks, which are naturally formed lands on both sides of the Nile and its tributaries due to river flooding and sediment deposits.
The ministry concluded its statement by saying: "The Egyptian state and all its institutions are closely monitoring the situation around the clock."
On Wednesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated, "The lack of coordination in operating the dam has led to massive floods in Sudan recently," and emphasized that Ethiopia's unilateral actions regarding the GERD constitute an infringement of international law.
The minister's remarks were made before the chairperson of the Sudanese Sovereign Council met in Port Sudan in eastern Sudan.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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