Monster Monsoon: Twitterati Draw Attention To Plight Of G-B, Chitral In Harrowing Visuals

As the nation continues to be at the mercy of what has been aptly termed a "monster monsoon" twitterati have been drawing attention to the plight of those based in tourists hotspots Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Chitral.

Ophthalmologist Zubaida Aseer shared a poignant photo of a child encapsulating human suffering in wake of the floods.

https://twitter.com/ZSirang/status/1560971699239141376?s=20&t=pUbD-0grrxFUQMUj6P6zIA

Huzaifa, a writer based between Swat and Peshawar, pointed towards poor national cognisance of the impact of natural calamities. Sharing photographs documenting the plight of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, he claimed the regions had been grappling with the now national phenomenon since a month. The country failed to brace, he said, since the media failed to raise awareness about the havoc wreaked in the aforementioned areas.

https://twitter.com/MHuzaifaNizam/status/1563105336135135234?s=20&t=gQEvnEN5fTcbXsODw4gMTQ

Khan-Wahid, another user, said Chitral had been grappling with downpours and floods. He noted how there was barely any cellular service, roads stood blocked, power was yet to be restored and those affected had been left to fend for themselves.

https://twitter.com/Gadayi_guman/status/1561342799420837888?s=20&t=gQEvnEN5fTcbXsODw4gMTQ

Pakistan has been facing a pressing challenge in the form of severe floods. Over 900 people have have lost their lives due to floods and heavy rainfall since June. Homes in the tens of thousands have been destroyed. Incessant rain and floods have swept 3,000 kilometres of roads separately. Mobilisation of public resources and urgent media coverage of the devastation caused by ongoing monsoon-related flooding in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Saraiki Vasaib, Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir has been called for.