Islamabad: Pakistan, which is facing floods due to climate change, has now decided to break its main highway to save the cities. Authorities plan to break down the country’s Indus Highway, a major transport link, to stop the flow of water and flood the city of Dadu in southern Pakistan, news agency Reuters reported. According to the report, there are at least three points in Dadu district where the Indus Highway is completely submerged, while other highways in Pakistan connecting north and south have also been badly affected by the flood waters.
On the decision to decongest the main highway, Dadu’s district commissioner Syed Murtaza Ali Shah said that all other flood-affected parts of the country are in the rehabilitation phase, but Dadu is still submerged in water. Because of this, the administration is considering breaking the highway to drain the water. Shah further said that 90% of the district is submerged, and Dadu town is still in the grip of floods. However, the United Nations, including countries around the world, have extended their help to flood-stricken Pakistan.
466% more rain than average in Sindh
After the country received 391 mm (15.4 inches) of rain in July and August or nearly 190% more than the 30-year average, UN agencies began work on an assessment of Pakistan’s needs to develop a post-disaster reconstruction plan. have made. The southern province of Sindh has received 466% more rainfall than average and most of the flood water passes through the Dadu district, which has a population of 1.5 million.
1,391 people lost their lives
Record monsoon floods in the north of Pakistan and melting glaciers have affected more than 30 million people, killing at least 1,391 people. Pakistan is estimated to have cost $30 billion in damages, and both the government and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have blamed the floods, extreme weather, and climate change for the resulting devastation.
