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KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Families were swept away in a torrent of water and up to 40 people were feared dead after a dam collapsed in northwest Nigeria, a state-owned radio station said Sunday.
The dam — about one mile from the center of Zamfara state's capital city of Gusau — collapsed Saturday after heavy rains. But surveyors were trying to determine whether to blame the downpour or structural neglect.
Ibrahim Brini Magaja, a spokesman for the Zamfara state governor, said it was too early to determine why the dam did not hold up, but a construction firm had been asked to study the damage for clues.
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