For years, flooding in Pakistan has impacted the lives of its citizens. Monsoon season is the annual period of time where rain comes in extreme amounts. While it is intended to improve agriculture, this year the excessive rain is destroying many lives.

Monsoon season in Pakistan is more detrimental now than ever before. Waters have risen tremendously, and the once ankle-deep water has transformed into a drowned building. The only visible features in flooded areas are the tops of gas stations, high-rise buildings and chimneys of civilian houses.

Senior Halah Hussain is a part of Rizq, a non-governmental organization with a mission to provide necessities to Muslims in Pakistan. Hussain has worked for Rizq since before she came to America in 2020. She continues to assist this organization by staying in touch with family and friends who continue to be involved with this.

“They’ve been working for a long time for underprivileged families and getting food to them,” Hussain explained. “It’s based around hunger and trying to eradicate hunger, so recently because of the floods and everything they started focusing our resources on that. They have chapters in different schools. I lived in Pakistan for a long time so my school had this chapter and I’ve been trying to stay connected even after I moved here.”

Monsoon floods have damaged over a million homes. As a result,  a little over one-third of Pakistan is underwater, and 1300 people have been killed from the excessive rainfall. Thanks to Rizq and people like Halah, Pakistan will be able to return to its glorious state in the near future.