Monsoon and torrential rains are a common feature, but it seems our dilapidated infrastructure is untenable to stand the test of nature. That is what Punjab experienced in all adversity when deadly downpours wreaked havoc — submerging roads and slums, disrupting civic amenities and sweeping away small dams. The hardest-hit areas included the Potohar plateau, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, and Chakwal. Lahore faced flooding of its own, while Faisalabad, Okara, Sahiwal and Pakpattan were also severely affected.

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