The number of deaths caused by the floods in Jammu & Kashmir region has gone two hundred on Tuesday at the same time as the water levels went down in some regions of the state with individuals within the apprehend dreading the figure of these killed may rise once the particular extent of harm became clearer.
Jammu and Kashmir has suffered massive damage to its public infrastructure and the officials say that the state would need at least Rs. 5,000 crore to rebuild the same.
Climate change is responsible for the increasing trend in the number and intensity of extreme weather events .However, an extreme weather event only becomes a disaster when it hits assets and causes loss of life and livelihood.
Environmentalists and journalists are already starting to make claims about why the floods in Jammu and Kashmir have caused so much destruction, among them: deforestation in the catchment areas of rivers, unplanned construction in flood plains, rampant dumping of garbage in the rivers, and overuse of chemical fertilizers by farmers.
Development should protect against the risk of disasters, rather than increasing the risk. This requires understanding and acting upon disaster risk in plans and decisions.
Kashmir is heaven. It’s jannat on Earth. But the region has been hit by one of the worst flood situations ever.
The snow clad mountains and the green meadows are all inundated, leaving people helpless and scared. The devastating and dreadful deluge has brought life to a standstill in the state.
We are in prayer and in hope for some relief that can come to those stuck or surviving somehow,
We are praying for peace for the people and families of those who suffered the losses in the floods in Kashmir.
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