Fatal Flooding.

It seems as though Pakistan is being put up against one challenge after the other, the newest being urban flooding born out of what is being described as an abnormal spell of rainfall during this monsoon season. Cities across the country have been reporting infrastructural damages, deaths and a population that has been made immobile due to unpredictable levels of rainfall, even during the monsoon season. Local authorities are unable to do much and federal bodies are rather preoccupied with their political spats, leaving the task of disaster management severely neglected. If we are to overcome this recurring problem, a more focused and innovative effort is required.

Record levels of rainfall are being reported in cities like Karachi, collecting up to 142 millimetres in total. Roads have become inaccessible, underpasses are completely submerged, and drains have been blocked and are overflowing all the while over 400 feeders have tripped, causing power outages as a result. People have died due to electrocution, drowning and being left stranded. The situation is just as dire in Hyderabad, Dadu and more than 200 villages that have been swept away across Sindh. Furthermore, high alert warnings have been issued in Balochistan which has seen over 103 deaths due to the rain so far. Several regions in Punjab are...