Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan's northern mountains have brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,290, including 453 children. The inundation, blamed on climate change, is still spreading.
"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," Shoro told Reuters.Some displaced by the floods have complained that shelters are crowded, while others are reluctant to leave their possessions.
The country has already received nearly three times the 30-year average rainfall in the quarter through August, totalling 390.7 millimetres . Sindh province, with a population of 50 million, was hardest hit, getting 464% more rain than the 30-year average. Downstream in Sindh, barrages are under pressure with the Indus river in high flood level, the NDMA said in its latest situation report."Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecasted that weak monsoon currents from Arabian Sea are penetrating upper and central parts of the country which subsequently cause rain-wind / thundershowers," the NDMA said in an advisory.