SiR_GameZaloT, to Punjab
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"..cities in are expected to receive spells of heavy rain today and tomorrow, while and rivers will be flooded due to an incessant downpour in ’s northern states, which has increased the water discharge towards downstream areas."

"The which started on June 25 has so far resulted in the death of 80 people while 142 were injured..."

https://www.dawn.com/news/1763960/pm-wants-foolproof-arrangements-in-place-ahead-of-possible-flooding-in-rivers

CelloMomOnCars, to random
@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social avatar

"-induced , , and soaring temperatures have become increasingly common across the eight countries of , making it one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of ."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/8/what-makes-south-asia-so-vulnerable-to-climate-change

climatebrad, to random
@climatebrad@mastodon.social avatar

I'm so glad I checked the NYT home page on the hottest week ever in human history

SiR_GameZaloT,
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

@climatebrad I was live-posting about the extreme rains in , the 2nd largest city in , earlier this week.

It ended up partially flooded, with a full third of its 14 million inhabitants without electricity or water.

Dozens of people have died across the country in these rains.

Guess what was NOT trending on ?

https://paktodon.asia/@SiR_GameZaloT/110660955666445914

SiR_GameZaloT,
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

@ncoca @climatebrad

Hey, about the fact mainstream social networks have completely ignored (and even hidden) another instance of extreme climate events in our countries?

Nope. They are so behind the curve here, they still embed tweets in their articles.

But theres plenty about the rains published online:

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2424822/1

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2424863/canal-overflow-unleashes-deluge

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2424995/pdma-issues-flood-alert-in-punjab

https://www.dawn.com/news/1763462/at-least-50-dead-in-monsoon-floods-across-pakistan-since-june-25

https://www.dawn.com/news/1763739/nine-injured-as-more-rain-lashes-lahore

ProjectFearlessness, to random

"This is not a climate dispatch. It is just a recounting of some of the terrors the month of June brought us. One month. That’s it. And it truly is the stuff of nightmares."

Fatima Bhutto

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/climate-crisis-migration-pakistan-greek-shipwreck

SiR_GameZaloT,
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

@ProjectFearlessness I live-posted the disastrous rains in earlier this week:

https://paktodon.asia/@SiR_GameZaloT/110659853927064912

I have such strong feelings for anyone on a private plane or even in an oversized SUV :@

SiR_GameZaloT, to pakistan
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

@aadil damn

2 hours and counting here. Its 10am now. Still stuck at work😕

And the 2nd '' spell is in full swing😑

Got a nice graphic from WASA Lahore Official they just posted on twitter. Its got a table of mm of rain recieved so far in

I have seen us withstand 200mm in 24hr spells tops, we getting close to breaking that limit😒

City might partially flood today. And theres a week more of this lol😂

SiR_GameZaloT,
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

My city, the 2nd largest city in the country, is partially flooded, with electricity outages due to rain widespread.

The City Gov just announced 30yr old MONTHLY rain records for July were shattered in LESS THAN 10 HOURS.

Timeline is full of Lahoris in shock and complaining about this.

But whats "trending" on here?

Absolutely everything except rain, or floods, or .

Discourse sanitized nicely

Fresh screenshot of twitter's trending page with the location turned on, none of the trends are Lahore, Floods, Weather Climate related. They are all sponsored hashtags (political bots).

SiR_GameZaloT, to pakistan
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Its been raining cats and dogs since 4am. Its 8am.

Got a call from home, apparently block's flooded already, 'dont come home till it clears'.

Theres another 7-8 hours of '' forecast.

Great.

jibreel_sohail, to pakistan

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abshlimon, to twitter

I’m seeing folks from #Sudan on #twitter despairing that the site’s new limits, and its general m*sk-era brokenness, will compromise their ability to stay updated on the catastrophe unfolding in their homeland and share emergency info.

Once more: mastodon/fediverse needs to think seriously about how to expand to users in Asia and Africa and how to handle emergencies #twitterdown

SiR_GameZaloT,
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@Mina @wigbert @abshlimon discoverability on mastodon is a real issue, especially if you are on a small instance or not a celebrity. Hashtags only help so much.

Also, hi from #SouthAsia 👋🏻

#Pakistan #Asia #Lahore #GlobalSouth #SEA #SouthEastAsia

SiR_GameZaloT, to pakistan
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

Just lived through my first ever 50°C HeatIndex day ever,

5 hours of which were without mains electricity due to 'load shedding', so no air conditioning, just fans.

I am so sapped of energy, and in disbelief...

Hv to go check up on the stray kittens im fostering in the garden soon, as soon I feel less weak. Already lost a handful of shade plants to the heat.

#Heatwave #Pakistan #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #GlobalWarming #ClimateDiary #SouthAsia #Punjab #India #Lahore #HeatIndex

SiR_GameZaloT, to india
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jibreel_sohail, to random

@nikikursalow Welcome to Paktodon.Asia, the first Pakistani mastodon instance!

Heres some tips for you to get started, feel free to ask around for helpful, its a very nice community here.

You must be using either the Tusky app on android, a web browser on a pc, or any other third-party app; the official mastodon app has very limited features:

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