No preparedness

WITH swelling rivers, the heightened risk of GLOFs and forecasts of heavy monsoon rains, Pakistan is standing on the precipice of yet another flood disaster. Since June 26, scores of lives have been lost to flash floods and house collapses in the country, bringing back painful memories of the devastating 2022 deluge that killed hundreds, displaced millions and inflicted over $33bn in economic costs. Labelled a “climate catastrophe” by the UN, the floods exposed critical gaps in Pakistan’s flood-warning and disaster-preparedness systems.