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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Pakistan lake threatens to burst |
| 2010-06-01 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #5 These kinds of landslide dammed lakes are very dangerous because sooner rather than later they will overflow and rapidly cut an overflow channel likely causing a wall of water downstream. I'm surprised the authorities haven't dealt with it before now, but then this Pakland. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-06-01 20:36 |
| #4 The lake wants to do jihad? Only in Pakistan... |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-06-01 15:42 |
| #3 Lakes are frequently threatening to overflow,or bust or have bad storms. Ya just can't please them. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-06-01 13:48 |
| #2 You'd think that with the amount of explosives floating around in P'stan that they could come up with a way to clear the landslide (unless those explosives are only allocated for 'non-peaceful' or 'non-humanitarian' usage). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-06-01 13:08 |
| #1 In addition, they have witnessed large parts of the Karakoram highway - which connects Pakistan with China and is the only means of transportation for these people - submerge into the rising lake, leaving them cut off from the outside world. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-06-01 12:59 |