Pak floods ruin Mohenjo-daro’s iconic ruin

Islamabad the 31st of August : The most iconic locations in Pakistans Sindh province like the Mohenjo-Daro ruin, Kot Diji, Ranikot suffered extensive damage in the devastating floods that hit Pakistan recently.

The water that has been accumulating has leaked into the areas that were excavated in the excavations, causing soil to loosen and causing the walls to tilt.This site, which is among the most important remnants of the Indus Valley Civilization, which dates to around 2,500 B.C., is one of the last remaining links Pakistan is able to make with the prehistoric period, Dawn reported.The Mound of the Dead, one of Mohenjo Daros most famous features is covered in blue tarpaulin.

The torrential rains that left the majority of Sindh inundated has not been kind to the ruins and workers race to build a wall that holds the mound.of the mound while water flows down into the unexcavated areas of the site and carving channels as it flows, Dawn reported.

While the welfare organizations fight to alleviate and help the hundreds of thousands of homeless people affected by the torrential monsoon downpours sites of archaeological and heritage significance throughout the province are in urgent require of repair.The reports coming from different parts of the province paint a bleak picture.

The forts and tombs that represent the past glory of this region are in danger of falling apart, Dawn reported.In addition in addition, the Buddhist stupa in Thul Mir Rukan has fallen victim to the weather, since its drum was broken.

The floods havent been kind to the famed Makli monuments in Thatta and Banbhore neither, both of which are world-renowned archeological sites.