据开普敦大学的弗兰克·埃克哈德讲，2010年任何一条河谷内的水都不太正常，更有观察家认为博泰蒂河是一条死河。

According to Frank Eckhardt of the University of Cape Town, the presence of any water in the river valley had become unusual by 2010, and some observers thought the Boteti was a dead river.

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《博物学家》的博客报道博泰蒂河在2009年的时候存储了一部分水，但是埃克哈德认为博泰蒂河的上一次洪水还是在1991年。

Naturalist blogs reported that the Boteti held some water in September 2009, but according to Eckardt, its last major flood occurred in 1991.

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尽管没有证据显示这种行为的不当，但是，当这家公司最终被同时竞争的艾哈迈德•恰勒克公司收购时，这一结果遭到了强烈的公开反对，因为这家公司的管管理者之一，就是埃尔多安的女婿。

Despite there being no evidence of impropriety there was an opposition outcry when the firm instead went to Ahmet Calik, a rival whose firm is co-managed by Mr Erdogan's son-in-law.

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