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  • At least 25 dead as Pakistan dam bursts (Villages 'washed away)

    02/10/2005 9:45:33 PM PST · by HAL9000 · 5 replies · 469+ views
    Agence France Presse | February 11, 2005
    QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) - At least 25 people have been killed after a dam burst and washed away a number of villages in southwestern Pakistan. Residents and media reports suggested many more may have died when the Shadi Kor dam near the coastal town of Pasni in poverty-stricken Baluchistan province burst late Thursday after a week of heavy rains. Troops have been called out for rescue operations and at least 25 people were confirmed dead, provincial minister Sher Jan told reporters in the provincial capital Quetta. Residents said dozens of people may have died. The road link to the...