Flooded Gwadar
Pakistan, March 1 -- Two years after Pakistan had vowed to not sit still and let a furious mother nature punish it for the crimes committed by the Global North, the disastrous flash floods are back and this time, Gwadar has been declared calamity-hit.
As heavy rains wreaked havoc on the coastal town, one can't help but wonder about the precarious nature of the lifeline touted as a game-changer for the entire region once the much-talked-about CPEC operations kick off.
Entire neighbourhoods submerged, power transmission systems suspended and visuals of vehicles forced to navigate through a huge watery expanse: life appears to languish at a standstill. What's more worrying is little to no change in the resilience of our infrastructure.
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