In the face of severe monsoon flooding, Pakistans largest lake has actually had several breaches.
Lake Manchar, Pakistans largest freshwater lake, overflowed in early September 2022 as devastating floods struck the Indus River Valley. Lake Manchar has actually had several breaches, both artificial and natural. The artificial breach was made by authorities trying to keep the lake from overflowing catastrophically into densely inhabited areas. A number of hundred towns and more than 100,000 citizens have actually been put in the course of floodwaters from the breaches.
Lake Manchar, Pakistans largest freshwater lake, overflowed in early September 2022 as terrible floods hit the Indus River Valley. Lake Manchar has had a number of breaches, both synthetic and natural. The natural-color satellite images on this page were acquired by the Operational Land Imagers aboard Landsat 9 on June 25 and August 28, 2022, and aboard Landsat 8 on September 5, 2022. This is a canal that links Lake Manchar (noticeable in the lower part of the image) to Lake Hamal, which lies about 160 kilometers (100 miles) to the north.
By Sara E. Pratt, NASA Earth Observatory
September 8, 2022
Lake Manchar June 25– September 5, 2022 High-resolution views: June 25, August 28, and September 5.
Pakistan has actually faced its worst flooding in a decade after being drenched by severe summer season monsoon rains. In fact, more than 1,300 people have passed away and thousands more have actually been injured according to the nations National Disaster Management Authority. Numerous thousands more people have actually been displaced by the extreme flooding that has actually ruined more than 1 million homes.
The natural-color satellite images on this page were obtained by the Operational Land Imagers aboard Landsat 9 on June 25 and August 28, 2022, and aboard Landsat 8 on September 5, 2022. The comprehensive image (listed below) reveals breaches of the Main Nara Valley Drain. This is a canal that connects Lake Manchar (noticeable in the lower part of the image) to Lake Hamal, which lies about 160 kilometers (100 miles) to the north.
September 5, 2022.
The lake lies west of the Indus River in Sindh province, one of the locations hardest hit by flooding. So far this year Sindh has actually received more than 5 times its average rains.
With many water supply damaged by the flooding, federal government authorities and global relief firms are concerned about safe access to drinking water, food insecurity, sanitation, and public health. On August 30, the Pakistani federal government stated a nationwide emergency and, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, called for global help for humanitarian relief efforts.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, utilizing Landsat information from the U.S. Geological Survey.