Monsoons this year are certainly not a blessing for Pakistan. While they've mostly been considered the occasion for jubilation and joy and of the atypical summer rains, the recent spell that has procured a disastrous flood all across the nation is definitely not what Pakistanis were looking forward to.

The torrential monsoons struck earlier last month and Balochistan was among the earliest victims. With a total toll mounting to more than 100 by now, “a large number of people were rendered homeless after their homes were washed away by the torrential rains which hit most parts of Baluchistan, including Sibi, Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Barkhan” according to Dawn.

However, before soon, rivers Swat and Kabul in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were also raging. The inundations have inflicted maximum damage on the provincial capital, Peshawar, and the valley of Swat, an area trying to return to normal life after the devastation that resulted from an anti-Taliban operation last year. Reporting about Nowshehra, a chief region of the beautiful Swat valley, an Express Tribune writer tells that flash floods have washed away more than 10,000 homes in Nowshera Kalan and more than 5,000 people have migrated to the village and its surrounding areas.