One of the most challenging and threatening issues to the world right now is climate change and the climatic crisis. Currently, a wave of extreme climate and weather conditions is dominating the world.
Whether it is the wildfires, hurricanes, or flooding and rainfall, climate change impacts have become a reality check for humans.
Those years of revolution and industrializations human has enjoyed are showing the most horrible consequences that are too difficult to tackle.
Heavy rainfall in monsoons has triggered an alarming situation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The situation has become one of the darkest moments in Pakistani history where floods took away a massive infrastructure, lives, villages, and livelihood with it.
Heavy monsoon rains have long crossed the required rainfall units. Millions of Pakistanis suffer from the monsoon season.
2022 Pakistan floods points are the province of Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with southern parts of Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
According to the statistical analysis,
“June 2022 was the starting point of floods in Pakistan. It is triggered by weather changes, the rainy season, the carelessness of relevant departments, and melting glaciers. This series of heavy floods have killed a minimum of 1,128 people, comprising 350 kids. The floods left 1,527 people injured. In August 2022, 6 army majors were killed in a helicopter smash during a flood relief task. The 2022 Pakistan floods are the deadliest flood in the world since the 2017 South Asian floods. The administration of Pakistan confirmed a long-term state of emergency on 25 August because of the flooding.”
Furthermore,
“In the year 2022, Pakistan saw greater rainfall than normal. The province of Sindh has the highest statistics of 784% rain, while Baluchistan received the summit of 500% additional rain than normal. Above 300,000 individuals are still living in short-term camping set-ups. Overall, it affected 30 million people in Pakistan since mid-June, destroying approximately 218,000 households. Over 809,000 hectares that make two million acres of cultivated harvests have been dead in the worst calamities. As per the flooding zone map, the province of Sindh and Baluchistan are the two supremely affected provinces in terms of human and infrastructural impact. Millions of livestock have been destroyed, and above 3,600 kilometers of roads and 145 bridges have inhibited access across flood-affected zones. Completed 17,560 schools were damaged and affairs are still in chaos. The records of destruction are increasing and counting.”
The state is going through its 8th series of monsoons as compared to normal three to four cycles of rain. This is shocking. Weather forecasts for this week are still fluctuating.
Some areas are evacuated while others are still in red zones. The weather forecasts say that Massive ranges of floods are still expected in several areas.
The people who lost everything in the flooding are now under the open sky. They are worried about everything as they lost people, homes, and living sources.
They are in dire need of help, medicines, dry ration, shelters, and health camps. Due to heavy flooding and rainfall, numerous places are inaccessible, causing food and different resources shortage.
Kids are dying of hunger and several cases of such instances are reported. This flooding has taken everything with it.
The affected 33 million people have seen the brutality of circumstance and how floods damage the place they were born and lived in. The unprecedented and the worst humanitarian disaster of the decade had put the lives of millions of people at stake. Pakistan is on a list of countries in 2022 that suffered the extreme environment variable.
To help people get out of the trauma and disaster, flood assistance hubs are being made in many parts of the state to support the collection, transport, and delivery of flood relief goods to fatalities.
Comprehensively, in Pakistan donations are made, schools and leading institutions are organizing donation programs and broadcasting mediums are making efforts to deliver authentic information and guidelines to support the cause of the environmental issue.
Army groups are helping people as well. They evacuated people to safer places and provided short-term housing, meals, and medical care to people.
Approximately 15 percent of the Pakistani population needs help right now.
These threatening statistics are clear evidence of how terrible climatic extremes can be. It is high time for the entire world to realize that nature is not something to take profits from and then forget it. Climate control measure is a huge need in contemporary times.
Pakistan is subjected to a grave climate catastrophe that is one of the hardest in the decade. The flood is polluting the environment, water, food, and everything
This showing that we as a world are at ground zero for extreme weather events. There is still more horrible to come.
The relentless force of heatwaves, wood fires, massive floods, numerous glacial lake bursts, and the huge monsoon of the decade is causing non-stop destruction throughout the world.
Pakistan is mourning over the complete devastation, the painful sights of collapsed houses, and seeing the nation in a huge humanitarian and climate emergency.
This time it is 15 percent of the population. In the Future, it could be one-fourth or one-third of Pakistan under water.
Conclusion
Extreme climate and weather conditions are global crises and require global solutions. It has been hitting different countries. Every day is a new alarm and better planning is essential to have climate balance.
World leaders must have to recognize the immediate actions to tackle climatic extremities.
Similarly, People are living in the water or near it. The standing water will convey aquatic diseases with it. Water has plastic waste and several impurities. Hence, this is going to be a major issue in the forthcoming days.
The dirty water has overflowed and submerged the villagers. This is not only a serious threat to the property, but it causes terrible health consequences.
Environmentally-friendly consumption will prohibit further pollution of surroundings.
The future predictions are not anticipating good signs. However, comprehensive human efforts can control further destruction.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62704004
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/28/pakistan-monsoon-flooding-death-toll-tops-1000
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/asia/pakistan-flooding-intl/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Pakistan_floods
