Thursday 17 May 2012
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Manchhar Lake mounted to at least 119 feet just short of two feet of its water-containing capacity. A state of emergency has been announced at the Lake with senior officers from the Irrigation Department stationed to inspect it, as the Lake bunds are under huge pressure with water pouring from different canals.
Tens of thousands of Australians were poised to flee their homes in the country’s southeast on Monday as worsening floods inundated at least 300 houses, officials said.
THATTA: Angry outbursts by flood victims reliant on scarce aid are hampering relief work in Pakistan, the Red Cross said, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst-ever natural disaster.
Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas in Sindh province on Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns.For nearly a month torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods, moving steadily from north to south in Pakistan, affecting a fifth of the volatile country and 17 million of its 167 million...
Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns on Thursday as rising floods threaten further havoc in a country straining to cope after its worst humanitarian disaster.Country’s worst humanitarian catastrophe has affected more than 17 million people, while officials warn that millions are at risk from water-borne diseases and food shortages.