Lake Manchar Is Overflowing – Extreme Monsoon Flooding



Pakistan has seen the worst floods in ten years as a result of the intense summer monsoon rainfall. According to the nation's National Disaster Management Authority, many more have been injured in addition to the more than 1,300 fatalities. Extreme flooding that has devastated more than 1 million homes has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.

The Operational Land Imagers aboard Landsat 9 on June 25, August 28, and September 5, 2022, and aboard Landsat 8 on September 5, 2022, collected the natural-color satellite photos on this page. The Main Nara Valley Drain has been breached, as seen in the detailed image (below). This canal runs roughly 160 kilometers (100 miles) to the north from Lake Manchar, which is seen in the lower portion of the picture, to Lake Hamal.

In Sindh province, one of the regions most severely affected by flooding, the lake is located west of the Indus River. Sindh has already gotten more rain this year than it does on usual.

Government officials and foreign relief organizations are worried about safe access to drinking water, food insecurity, sanitation, and public health because many water systems have been harmed by the flooding. On August 30, the Pakistani government declared a national emergency and requested international support for humanitarian assistance efforts along with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Joshua Stevens created photos for NASA Earth Observatory using American Landsat data. 

By SARA E. PRATT, NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY 

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