20 dead, 400 missing in dam accident

More than 400 people are missing in a remote area of south-western Pakistan after heavy rains caused a large dam to burst, sweeping villagers into the Arabian Sea, a provincial official said today.

At least 20 people are confirmed dead after the 485-foot-long Shakidor Dam burst last night near Pasni, a remote village in Baluchistan province. Between 400 and 500 people are still unaccounted for, said provincial Cabinet minister Sher Jan Baluch.