KARACHI - The authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country's largest freshwater lake on Sunday, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering floodwater, a minister said.and killed at least 1,290, including 453 children.
"By inflicting the breach, we have tried to save Sehwan town. Water levels on Johi and Mehar towns in Dadu district would be reduced by this breach in the lake," Mr Shoro told Reuters.Some displaced by the floods have complained that shelters are crowded, while others are reluctant to leave their possessions.as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river.
Sindh province, with a population of 50 million, was hardest hit, getting 464 per cent more rain than the 30-year average.
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