Pakistan flood threatens one of world’s oldest known ancient cities
The Independent says Pakistan’s catastrophic floods are threatening one of the world’s oldest known cities after the large-scale devastation already led to the death of over 1,300 people and destroyed billions of dollars worth of property.
The authorities in the southern Sindh province have said the flooding poses an imminent risk to the ruins of Mohenjo-daro — a 4,500-year-old city of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation and a Unesco world heritage site.
The flooding has not directly hit Mohenjo-daro, but the record-breaking rains have inflicted damage on the ruins of the ancient city, said Ahsan Abbasi, the site’s curator.