Pakistan’s biggest lake bursts its banks, displacing thousands more amid “catastrophic” flooding
SEHVAN, Pakistan — The retaining wall of Pakistan’s largest lake burst on Tuesday after months of heavy rains,
Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.“It’s not possible to fix the wall now,” the irrigation official said. He said the government is unable to protect villages in the flood path, and he estimated that families would have four to five hours to evacuate.
By evening, the highway was packed with water buffaloes, goats and cows. Some 350 villages around the lake were inundated Tuesday, bringing water levels as high as six feet, according to the irrigation official.Floodwaters continued to rise into the night, but many families refused to leave their homes, he said.
“This is a mountain of human suffering and a road map of unending tragedy,” said U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on a recent visit to the country to survey damage and discuss with Pakistani authorities how U.S. aid money will be spent.“You have people who have lost their livelihoods and a country that has really lost its heartland,” she said, referring to the millions of acres of crops now in ruin.
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