Glaciers Melting / Now this big crisis in front of Pakistan trapped in debt it can drown everything

Zoom News : Jul 08, 2022, 09:50 AM
New Crisis in Pakistan: There is another bad news for Pakistan which is facing economic problem. Another crisis has knocked in the country and this crisis can be the most dangerous for Pakistan. Actually, many glaciers are melting rapidly here and due to this flood situation has come in many places. At the same time, water is overflowing in the lake or river in some places and the situation may become uncontrollable in the coming time. Recently, something similar happened here in the village of Hasanabad left among the mountains. The sudden floods here caused a lot of damage to the people.

Sudden flood and happiness turned into sorrow

Javed Rahi, 67, who lives in the village, is a retired teacher. He told that recently he was preparing for the nephew's wedding. There was a flood in the village on the day the nephew got married. Javed remembers that moment and says, "We were hoping that women and children would sing and dance on this special occasion, but instead of dancing and singing, I found them screaming. It was like doom." 9 houses of the village were washed away in the floods, while more than half a dozen were damaged. The water also washed away two small hydroelectric power plants and a bridge.

Most Glaciers in Pakistan

Let us tell you that Pakistan is home to more than 7000 glaciers and it is the largest on earth outside the poles. Due to increasing global warming, glaciers are melting rapidly, due to which thousands of glacier lakes are being formed. The Pakistan government has warned that 33 of these lakes are in danger of getting millions of cubic meters of water and debris in a few hours. All these lakes are located in the Himalayan, Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountain ranges.

16 cases have come so far this year

The Pakistan government had reported earlier this week that at least 16 such glacial lakes had already erupted this year with 16 cases of floods, against an average of 5-6 per year. Environmental NGO Germanwatch recently released the Global Climate Risk Index. According to this, Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of changing weather and at risk due to climate change. Floods and droughts in recent years have killed thousands and displaced millions.

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