The massive floodwater lake in Pakistan showed little sign of abating. Water levels on the Indus River have fallen throughout the most of the country, with some areas near the coast with high levels. An image from August of this year showed the Indus River filling the river valley. The image also showed a development of a floodwater lake west of the river. An image from this month shows the floodwater lake west of the Indus. Levees trap this water in and the water is resting on dry land, leaving nearby communities underwater. Manchhar Lake seems to have grown to twice its normal area.
It has been like 12 weeks since the first floods of the monsoon season, but the floodwater west of the river basin is still trapped. I would think that since it's been this long, it would have gone down or someone would have done something. At least the water levels in the river are down. However, I feel like it will take Pakistan quite some time to recover since their government doesn't seem like it's doing much at this point. I feel bad for those whose homes are underwater.
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