Medhaj News: 'I visited some parts of the Kashmir valley like Parihaspora where people are running out of stock in the relief camp. I also went to Awantipora where crops are completely damaged and water level was more than 20 feet. I went to Pampore where there is zero relief operation and hundreds of houses have been washed away by floods and some are still submerged. I went to Rajbagh where the authorities have breached the bund to drain water out of the area which should have been done much earlier.
Irony is that the government is not evacuating people whose houses are still in water. Many are still living on 2nd or 3rd floor of their houses because they are afraid of thefts. But it will be dangerous to stay in a house which has been water logged for so long,' reported Sajad Rasool, Video Volunteers coordinator in J&K.;
Even as the region grapples with the aftermath of the swirling waters, which have left more than 250 dead and millions homeless, the question is why this flood? Is this enormous tragedy a natural event or could it have been prevented by better weather forecasting data? Does the state has adequate measures and equipments to fight with disasters at all?
But more importantly, is there a link between the repeated floods occurring in the Himalayas and climate change? And if so, what can the country do to cope with a disaster of this scale and magnitude?
Well, the arguments and predictions made by Indian Metrological Department (IMD) are never taken seriously by any government, they rarely result in government taking actions immediately and thus we land up in trouble and government then takes a move.
Kashmir is shattered. Here are some terrifying pictures from Kashmir. Its misery and sufferings all around, depressed and deprived Kashmiris are left with just hopes and hopes.
Photo credits: Video Volunteers