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On top of the adverse global and national developments in a post-pandemic world, Sindh and Balochistan got severely hit by extraordinary torrential rains in a short interval of time. During this time, the average rainfall received was 1100 mm — five times the normal. According to the Sindh chief minister, flooding from Balochistan amounted to 120 maf of flood water equivalent to the capacity of multiple Tarbela Dams. The dysfunctional or nonexistent drainage system contributed to the miseries of the people as large swathes of land on both the left and right bank are still inundated. The upcoming wheat cultivation seems difficult in these areas. The floods have devastated and displaced above 33 million people, submerged their homes, destroyed their livestock and their cultivated crops, damaged infrastructure and irrigation network, killed more than 1100 people, and caused a loss of $30 billion or 10 per cent of GDP. The infrastructure through which the produce is marketed has been severely damaged, and the seeds for the next crops have been washed away. These losses were relatively more widespread in the right bank districts. This provides ample testimony that global warming has already begun to make its pernicious impact.

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Publication Date

11-11-2022

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