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| Gold stories | | 10-5.Omo Valley | | Brent Stirton(South Africa) Getty Images | |
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An image of Karo maidens in the Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia. The unique,
intact tribal cultures of the remote Omo Valley are all threatened by 3 new dams
which the E
thiopian Government is building to supply hydro-electric power to
Ethiopia's major cities. The dams will reduce the flow of the Omo River to one
fifth of its volume and remove the flood plain which is so valuable to the Omo
tribes for Agrarian purposes. Mass forced migration and the break-up of these
ancient cultures is likely to be the result. | |
