During rainy season almost all the rivers in
Pakistan full are to the brim. Some of the rivers are so flooded that they
create havoc. During the month of August, I happened to go to see my uncle. He
lives at Jandiala, a village on the banks of the river Jhelum. There were
torrential rains during that month. Once it rained for 36 hours continuously.
The village people were put to a great inconvenience due to the rains. One day
when I woke up. I heard the cries of the people. The people were crying for
safety. In the meantime I heard that the bridge on the Jhelum River near Jandiala
was carried away by the torrential rains.
As I was listening to the uproar of the people, a
farmer came and broke the news that the gurgling waters of Jhelum river were
flowing towards our village. Soon I saw it sub-merging the streets and the
roads. The forceful currents of the water carried with them animals like cows,
buffaloes and dogs. Many trees were also uprooted and carried away by the
strong flow of the water.
Soon flood water also entered the houses, I saw
from the house top the plight of the village. Many houses collapsed. Walls made
of mud were also washed away by the powerful waves of the water. The entire
village was so inundated by the water that it was looking like an island in the
sea. There was water and water everywhere.
The flood caused a great harm to property and
animal life. Many houses collapsed and huts were submerged under water. People
were rendered homeless. For the rescue of the flood victims’ oats came from
neighboring villages. These boats carried away the flood ‘victims. Parched
grams and clothes and garments were distributed by various welfare organizations
as well as by the government. The people were badly harmed by this flood.
Some old village men said that this was the ever
worst flood in their living memory. Such a great toll of property and animal wealth
had never occurred before in their lives. Some of the after effects of flood
were all the more harmful. Many diseases broke out because of the flood in the
village.