Irrigation authorities have administered a cut at Manchhar Lake at Bagh-e-Yousuf point to release the pressure of water. Authorities warned that at least five surrounding union councils will still be affected. The vehicular traffic has been suspended between Jamshoro and Sehwan. On Saturday, the Sindh irrigation department warned the water level of the lake, […]
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Water levels on Italy’s Lake Garda drop to 15-year low
Sirmione, Italy: The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around the Sirmione peninsula are exposed after drought reduced the level of Italy’s Lake Garda to a 15-year low. Italy’s largest lake, a major tourist destination nestled among mountains in the north of the country, is suffering like many others […]
PM directs for emergency measures after GB lake outburst flooding
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday directed the authorities concerned to immediately put in place all the required emergency measures to cope with the situation arising out in the wake of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from the Shishper Glacier in Gilgit Baltistan. The directives were issued after damages were caused by the […]
‘Gone to hell’: The battle to save Europe’s oldest lake
Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under pressure from UNESCO. North Macedonia’s government is scrambling to enforce environmental protection rules and shut down places like Pendoski’s self-built restaurant, to save Lake Ohrid from being […]