Sindh Govt Administers Cut To Manchar Lake To 'Save' Sehwan.

The water level in Manchar Lake has increased 'dangerously' and the authorities concerned have directed the administration to evacuate people living in nearby communities.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that the cut to the lake was administered on Sunday to save Sehwan from flooding.

The cut will affect Wahar, Jafarabad, Deobak, Arazi and Channai, and other UCs, he added.

The move will impact 125,000 people and dozens of villages get flooded; however, a large number of local residents the area have been evacuated.

Officials emphasized the water level in Manchar Lake had risen to a dangerous level and the measure was taken to save cities.

It merits mention that the death toll from devastating floods in Pakistan reached...

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