![]() These rains and flooding have been happening in other countries, but the loss of life and material is minimal because of the measures taken by those proactive nations. Almost every town in the world is situated on or along the banks of some or the other water body, making the water a source of sustenance and life.Įven after having more than sufficient experience of uncontrolled water flooding, Pakistan has not come up with concrete plans to save our people from death and destruction.īut the same water bodies become destructive to humanity when they are beyond human control, and in Pakistan, this has always been the case in almost every rainy season since 1947. Main rivers like the Amazon, the Yellow River, the mighty Indus, and the Nile have been famous for wars, provisions, and human transportation till today. The Egyptians constructed world wonder pyramids by moving huge stone structural units in the waters of the Nile. This has been the source of travel and luggage transportation. For example, the romantic love tale of Sohni and Manhiwal ends with the death of Sohni while she was negotiating across the river Chenab to meet her lover and got drowned in the river water. Water is life, and there are tales of love and romance associated with the water of rivers, streams, and oceans. Toufiq Rafat’s poem, “Wedding in Flood,” also discusses the powerlessness of humanity against the brutal force of water when it is uncontrollable. For example, a Canadian writer, Margaret Atwood, titled her novel, “The Year of the Flood,” which explored similar havoc and apocalyptic post-epidemic life of struggle of the people in general. The world of literature is also full of stories of death and destruction caused by the dominating flood waters and human struggle against it. Still, so far, success seems little against the powerful force of nature, constantly proving destructive and annihilating.įloods are not only mentioned in the holy books. The scientists provided solutions for making dams and constructing large and robust structures and bridges with water management devices. But even after the latest scientific developments in almost every field, society has succeeded only partially in defending itself against water calamities. This proves that humanity and its competition for survival against floods are not relatively new but go back centuries. For example, holy and revealed books like the Bible and the Holy Quran mention the flood of Noah and the resultant method of safety for humanity. Floods have been documented as well as retold in many ways. Floods and epidemics have been a part of human history and life.
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