Islamabad, Aug 4: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority for the eastern Punjab province had issued an alert and expected rain and consequent flooding in the next 24 hours. Since the start of the monsoon season in July, 320 people had died in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s agrarian economy depends on the monsoon rains because they replenish water reservoirs and supply vital water for crops. But the nation has been facing more and more unpredictable weather patterns, such as heatwaves, droughts, and flooding, all of which are commonly linked to climate change.
A PDMA representative stated, “There is a possibility of rain in most of the districts of Punjab in the next 24 hours.” “PDMA and local administration are on alert due to the flood warning in hill torrents.”
During the June–September monsoon season, landslides and floods frequently result in rain catastrophes in both India and Pakistan. The increased precipitation in recent years has been attributed to climate change by scientists and meteorologists. A third of Pakistan was submerged in 2022 due to rainfall caused by climate change, which resulted in over 1,700 fatalities and $30 billion in economic losses.
