Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive dispute over Ethiopian mega-dam

Children swim in the Nile to reach their home after flooding in Dalhamo Village, near the Delta city of Ashmoun, in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt, October 5, 2025. Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government had anticipated the rise in water levels, which coincides with the flood season and Ethiopia's inauguration of its dam. He said higher-than-usual discharges are expected until the end of October, adding that the flooded areas in Menoufia and Beheira are part of the Nile's flood zone and have been encroached upon by some citizens. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia's giant Nile dam has worsened seasonal floods.

In the Nile Delta village of Dalhamo, in Menoufia Governorate, some 50 km (31 miles) northwest of Cairo, men paddled wooden boats through narrow lanes where water lapped at the walls of their homes.