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A reporter covers the floods in neck-deep water

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Social media has acclaimed the efforts of the Pakistani journalist, Azadar Hussain, for reporting on floods in Punjab while standing in dangerously high waters. The reporter was trying to raise awareness on the rising level of the waters due to the intense rain that was falling in a province in Pakistan.

Monsoon season

Torrential rains had been heavily falling on the area for days. It has already caused at least 28 deaths, children included. Such rainfalls are pretty common during monsoon season in south Asia. That’s why Hussain decided to prove the importance of the floods.

The video

He stood there, almost fully submerged in the water, and reported on what was going on. The video was posted by Pakistan’s GTV on Youtube under the caption of “Pakistani reporter in floodwater, risks his life in danger to perform his duties”.

The video has since created a massive uproar. People have been commenting all sorts of things. Many praised the man’s creativity and braveness, while others were concerned about his safety. Here are some examples.

This is definitely what we like to call “in-depth” reporting.

Rainfall Turns The Washington DC Metro Into An Aquatic Park

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All throughout the world there have been record breaking temperatures and weather largely thanks to Global Warming. The latest of unprecedented climatic elements occurred this past week in Washington DC, where the city became inundated due to flash flooding. This rainfall broke a 148-year-old record, and consequently had a major impact on the transportation in the city.

Downpour In An Elevator

Sidelined passengers took to Twitter to share their travel woes as the rainfall caused flooding in many of the metro stations throughout DC and Virginia. Take for example this elevator at the Pentagon Metro. Absolutely no way anyone was entering that without getting major league soaked!

Ceilings Collapse From Rainfall

The indoor waterfalls didn’t only occur in elevators. The ceiling of his station burst due to the heavy rainfall, flooding the tracks and creating an impressive, yet scary site! Luckily, people found ways to joke about being a little late for work… Hopefully it was excused!

A Pricey Commute

It wasn’t just the metros that turned into an all around aquatic park due to the rainfall. Many commuters were stranded as major roads became real life lazy rivers, causing people to take Ubers costing up to $285 to get to the airport.

No Faith In The WMATA

You’ll notice too in the last tweet that people were quick to make fun of the DC Metro, also referred to as WMATA. Claiming the fires and flooding are only 50/50 chance due to the storm is a serious swing at the public transport. There is also this straight up comedic take on the amusement ride experience you can get from all the rainfall in the Virginia Square Metro.

Survival Of The Fittest

While most passengers were at least fortunate enough to see the rainfall from a distance, others were not so lucky. The roof of this car of a metro started to leak and let in a whole monsoon as passengers were helplessly inside. As seen in the photo, some passengers were at least quick enough to jump to dry safety.

Although aquatic parks are a blast, they’re less so when you’re dressed in a business suit than a bathing suit. Hopefully these floods will subdue and people can finally commute in peace!

Cover Photo: Unsplash.