Adil Najam
It is difficult, even for Pakistanis, to fully comprehend the scale and size of Pakistan’s great flood. We can all imagine what a home, a locality, maybe even a city, looks like when submerged. But it is difficult for most people – especially those outside Pakistan – to imagine just how great is the ‘great’ in Pakistan’s great flood. Here are some pictures – created from the BBC’s Dimensions website – that might help you comprehend the incomprehensible.
The first map is of the United States and shows that the area of Pakistan’s 2010 floods would stretch nearly the entire United States from upstate Florida to the Canadian border with upstate New York. The next two maps place the area affected by the Pakistan’s floods on the map of mainland Europe – From Denmark down to Spain. The final map overlays the same on a map of Japan.
The maps speak for themselves. As do the numbers.
What can I add to this that I have not already?
Please help, everyone.
I know attention is moving away from floods for many people, but now is the time they need our help the most.
When I first read that the flood affected area in Pakistan was greater than all of England, I could not (and did not believe) it. Seeing this I now realize just how big this flood is. My best wishes to all the people of Pakistan in this time of need.
These pictures really bring the message home. I knew the floods were big but the USA map from canadian border into Flarida really stumped me and left me amazed at how enormous this tragedy is.
Very strong visuals. Nothing more to say once you see these pictures.
Wow. Putting the flood area on the map of the US was truly astounding. I had not realized just how big this as been!