Environmental change struck Pakistan. The government of Pakistan has declared a national emergency. The national emergency is due to the massive floods that are continuing to devastate the country. The destruction has been massive. Reports suggest that 119 people have already died over the weekend. Floods have been increasing in the last few months. Considerable climate change is noticed in Pakistan which is unusual.
The flood is responsible for killing many lives. It brings the danger of death along with it for at least 1000 people. The change in phenomena has been noticed since June. It is recorded that more than 33 million people have been displaced from their original place. One of Pakistan’s top climatic official has described the flooding as a serious climate catastrophe. Floods have taken a toll on the regular life activities of the people. It has swept away homes, roads, and bridges across the country of Pakistan.
Some regions in Pakistan have recorded very high rainfall which is more than 600% more rain than usual. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif exclaimed that it looked like the angry waves of the River Indus. The flood spread across the whole region of Pakistan. He further mentions that the flood of 2010 was a very huge flood for the people of the country. He says that was a great flood as recorded in history, but to his horror, this flood caused bigger damage. An extreme amount of devastation has taken place due to this flood. More than 900 people have died because of the flood which is not a usual phenomenon.
The flooding from the Swat River overnight has affected northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where 10,000 have been evacuated from their original place. They have been taken to the relief camps set up in the government buildings for safety.
