Shadi Kaur Dam
Shadi Kaur Dam (also "Shadikor"[a]) was a dam located on the Shadi Kaur river about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Pasni in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The dam was 485 metres (1,591 feet) long.[1] It was constructed in 2003 at a cost of 45 million Pakistani Rupees ($758,853) to provide irrigation for nearby farms.
On February 10, 2005, the dam burst due to heavy flooding caused by heavy rainfall, resulting in the deaths of about 70 villagers due to drowning and dragging their bodies into the Arabian Sea. Emergency search and rescue operations by the Pakistani military saved the lives of approximately 1,200 people.[2]
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- ^ Press reports frequently misspelled the name as "Shakidor". [citation needed]
External links
- PAKISTAN: Evacuations in Balochistan following dam breach
- Disease looms after Pakistan floods kill 350 (ChinaDaily, 14 February 2005)
- 50 dead, 700 missing in flash flood in Pak (REDiff India Abroad, 11 February 2005)
- Shakidor Dam - before and after dam burst (UNITAR, 21 February 2005)
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