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Pakistan faces long-term damage to irrigation system
Description: Pakistan faces a critical time as flood surges continue to destroy homes and farmland. In a desperate effort to prevent further damage, water is being diverted from the swollen Indus River into irrigation canals. But engineers are warning that these canals are becoming swamped, threatening the infrastructure that will be crucial to the country's recovery. [Source: Nature News]
URL: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100820/full/news.2010.424.html
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Source: Nature News
Publish Date: 8/20/2010
Reading Level: Basic
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