Pakistan's largest freshwater lake is in downtown, hundreds of villages in the lower reaches are flooded

Polar news reporter Wang Liangliang Huang Jiaqi

According to the Washington Post on the 7th, on September 6, local time, the dam of Pakistan's largest freshwater lake Lake Mencus Lake in a consecutive months was determined after several consecutive months. Hundreds of villages in the lower reaches were flooded. Forced to leave the hometown.

On September 1, a residential area of ​​Xinde Province was flooded (picture source Agencelet)

In order to cope with the rising water level, on September 4, the Pakistani government deliberately destroyed the dam of Lake Mencur, released and tilled the floods, relieved the dams of the dam, and avoided the flood -intensive people in the population after the dyke.

But an official told the Washington Post that as the water level continued to rise, the dam of Lake Mentchel crack on September 6.

The Minister of irrigation Jam Khan Shoro confirmed to the Washington Post that there was a new defendant in Lake Mencore, but he also pointed out that because all residents' points in the decline in the defeat have been evacuated in advance, there is no need to take further further. Examination measures.

Moncore, satellite map (picture source NASA) taken on June 25, August 28 and September 5 respectively

This year, Pakistan's rare strong season wind and rainfall caused floods, causing more than 1,300 people to die, and millions of people are homeless. Since mid -June, floods have damaged 1.6 million houses.

UN Secretary -General Gutres responded to the disaster, calling on the world not to "sleepwalking" in this crisis. He plans to visit the affected area of ​​Pakistan on September 9.

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