BBC: Pakistan villages ‘at risk’ of lake flooding

BBC: Pakistan villages 'at risk' of lake floodingA lake near the northern Pakistani town of Aliabad is on the verge of breaking its banks and displacing thousands of people, officials have warned.

They say that if Attabad lake does flood, at least 36 villages could be submerged along with crops.

The lake formed when landslides blocked a river in January. The trapped water is now at dangerously high levels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8674915.stm

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