There was a flood recently in the Northern area of Pakistan and went to the southern areas as well. There was an increase of rainfall which usually does not happen during the summer and the days were cool before the flood reached the area. The Indus River that separated Jamshoro and Hyderabad increased so much that the homes near the river banks were flooded to the point where the roof lines were barely visible and only canopies of trees were visible. One of the bridges connecting these two areas was closed down for about two to three weeks which led to an influx of many vehicles on the toll bridge that caused traffic jams. Also, along the side of the bridge there were camps set up by the people who were affected by the flood and the people usually stood by the toll booths in order to receive some money to support them and their families. The flood barely affected the rich, but it had a major impact on the poor since they had to leave most of their property and their homes. However, there were a lot of camp sites that were usually located around schools, universities, areas near army bases and open areas. There would always be cars bringing in supplies to the affected victims. Also, the victims would usually go around house to house in order to get supplies or money and most of them were kids alone or in groups who probably lost their families in the flood. There was also an increase of violence in the city and there were more protests which blocked off some areas of the city of Hyderabad.

However, the flood didn’t affect me by much except that it did delay flights, so I had to stay in Pakistan for another month. I also couldn’t go to Karachi since it was in danger from the flood. There was danger of the flood reaching some of my family members in Hyderabad, but luckily it didn’t reach them. Also, the flood was really close to my family in the village I was born in. Being stuck there was not that bad, but there was nothing to do since flood warnings were given out before the flood arrived which led to many stores closing down for the initial weeks of the flood. Also, the flood was happening during Ramadan which led to more nothingness, but there was Modern Warfare 2 which I played occasionally or I listened to music most of the time. But, with the flood there was an increase of the power going out. However, I did get some opportunities to help the flood victims like donating some of my clothes and I donated a lot of my money that I had with me. Several times I went with my uncle along with some professors in order to collect funds around the University of Sindh in order to buy supplies for the flood victims.