In the 1950s, engineers built the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River, separating the Tonga river god Nyami Nyami from his wife. What followed were the worst floods in a thousand years. Was it weather or something more?
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The Kariba Dam was a feat of engineering, but the locals feared the wrath of the Nyami Nyami legend.
Western engineers faced turbulent waters and supernatural warnings while trying to tame the Zambezi River. This account explores why the construction of this massive barrier remains one of the most haunting tales in African history.
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