The record monsoon season in Pakistan, which has caused hundreds of deaths due to flooding, is now endangering a famous 4,500-year-old archaeological site.
Mohenjo-Daro, a UNESCO world heritage site that is located in southern Sindh province along the Indus River, is one of the best preserved urban settlements in all of South Asia. They were found in 1922, and the disappearance of its culture, which coexisted with Mesopotamia’s and ancient Egypt’s, is still shrouded in mystery.
Although Mohenjo-Daro was not directly impacted by the recent flooding, the curator of the site, Ahsan Abbasi, claims that the ruins were harmed by the record-breaking rains. The monsoon rains, according to Abbasi, had caused the collapse of several large walls that were constructed approximately 5,000 years ago. He said that the repair work had begun, with dozens of construction workers working under the direction of archaeologists. Abbasi omitted to provide a damage assessment.
According to Ahsan Abbasi, the site’s curator, Mohenjo-Daro has not been directly impacted by the current flooding, but the record-breaking rains have damaged the ruins. The monsoon rains, according to Abbasi, have caused some large walls that were constructed about 5,000 years ago to fall. Numerous construction workers working under the direction of archaeologists, he claimed, had begun the repairs. Abbasi omitted to evaluate the cost of the damage.
Even though the floods affected the entire country of Pakistan, Sindh province was among the hardest hit. To prevent severe flooding in the nearby city of Sehwan, army engineers on Monday made a second cut through an embankment at Lake Manchar, the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan. Numerous adjacent villages have already been flooded by water from the lake, causing hundreds of families to hastily flee their homes.
On Tuesday, rescue efforts went on as troops and volunteers used boats and helicopters to transport people to nearby relief centers from inundated districts. These camps are already home to tens of thousands of people, and thousands more have found refuge along roadsides on higher land. Ghulam Sabir, 52, a resident of Sehwan’s outskirts, claimed that he had evacuated three days earlier after receiving a warning from the government. He declared that he came to this safer place with his family with him. He repeated the comments of several other locals who lamented the lack of assistance from the authorities. Sabir claimed he had no idea whether or not his house had collapsed.
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In televised remarks on Tuesday, the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, exhorted Pakistanis to give generously to flood victims, the majority of whom are dependent on government assistance to survive. Sharif has frequently requested that the world offer more relief to the flood victims. He stated that Pakistan is experiencing a tragedy brought on by climate change. The Sindh government has received thousands of tents and other emergency supplies, according to the UN agency for refugees.
