The Deluge Was Inevitable, the Devastation Was Not

Arfa Syed

On 15 August 2025, Bishnoi in Buner district was swept away. The flood arrived without warning, surging without mercy, rivers roaring with uprooted logs and crashing into homes. Among those trapped was a family of 20. They clung to whatever they could carry — women and men hauling what their backs allowed, children pressed tight to their sides. When the waters receded, the floods had spared only two. Some bodies were found; others were still missing. What remained was what the floods had chosen to spare (BBC News).