This is an example of an artificial reservoir, which can also be used for hydroelectricity.
monsoon: a storm that causes heavy flooding and extreme wind damage
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With oil, gas, timber, diamonds, gold, coltan and bauxite, Africa is home to some of the largest deposits of natural resources in the world. Revenues from their extraction should provide funds for badly needed development, but instead have fueled state corruption, environmental degradation, poverty and violence.