Tell your story#52 (Summer travel and the merciless waves of floods)

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It was a hot June afternoon. The whole city was blazing with heat. The heat was so intense that it seemed like the air was on fire. Ali rubbed his sweaty forehead and said, "Enough is enough, I can't stand this heat, we have to go outside." For one thing, the heat was too much, and for another, the power outage was worrying everyone.

Fatima Bibi also agreed to the children's request and asked her husband to take them out for a tour. Asim also had 1 week off from work and so did the children. Asim also agreed and consulted his sister and brother-in-law and insisted on going along, so they also agreed.

Fatima Bibi also asked her siblings to go with her. So they all agreed. And they made a plan to go to Naran and Kaghan. Everyone packed their belongings for five days and happily started their journey. They did not know that this journey was going to be their last journey.

Asim's car was ahead in which his sister, wife and children were sitting. While Ali was sitting with his uncles in their car with his cousins. The journey continued with songs, laughter, and fun on the way. Near Mansehra, everyone asked for tea because it was impossible for people addicted to tea to travel without it.
The children refused to drink tea and ate ice cream. After that, the journey started again. The route was very beautiful. The mountains, trees, and cool breezes welcomed them. The heat was starting to subside a bit. Everyone's faces were shining with happiness. Before reaching Naran, everyone stayed in Swat. They stopped their vehicles on the banks of the river. At that time, the water in the river was very low.
They planned to have breakfast there. Everyone had a light breakfast and the children got busy playing. Kashif Mamu also started capturing the beautiful scenes of nature on his mobile. Fatima Bibi was also instructing the children not to go too far into the water.
Zainab asked her mother when we would reach Naran. Fatima said, "Just a little longer, enjoy it now." Ali said, looking at the mountains, "It looks like rain is coming." Asim checked the weather on his mobile. Everyone was making their own plans when suddenly the water level started rising. But before they could understand everything, a flood came. To avoid it, they all climbed a hill.

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The flow of the flood was so high that everything was being swept away. All the children were so scared that they started crying loudly because this flood had taken many people with it. Kashif uncle was saved because he was on the bank of the river. And seeing everyone else taking shelter on a mound in the middle of the river, he was crying loudly. And they were begging for help from other people.

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But due to the flow of the flood, it was impossible to get them out of there. One by one, all the family members were drowning in the flood. Mothers were losing consciousness after seeing their children drowning. And those who had survived were praying to God, holding them to their chests. Kashif uncle was standing at a distance and watching his family drown with helpless eyes.
Suddenly, the water flow increased, and soon Ahmed, Zainab, Ali, and Fatima Bibi were also swept away.
The children were crying and begging their mothers to save them, while the mothers themselves were drowned.
Kashif was overcome with grief. Now there was no one left there.
Kashif was getting calls from his parents. They wanted to know about their well-being. But Kashif shouted and told them that everyone had drowned. His children, sisters, brothers-in-law, his entire family were swept away by the flood. Everyone was lost in their respective places. Where the laughter of children had echoed a short while ago, there was now the silence of death.

جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے
یہ عبرت کی جگہ ہے تماشا نہیں ہے

This is not a world to be trifled with
This is a place of lessons, not spectacle

That's just the reality of life. Of course, the time of death is fixed. But no one knows how much life is left. There is no guarantee of life. In the end,
every moment of life is a blessing.
Cherish it.
Be grateful.
And seek refuge in Allah.
This incident is true. 14 members of the same family drowned in the flood of the Swat River and lost their lives. Their death took them to the place where their last breath was written in their destiny. This story is true but I have narrated it in my own words. And these pictures have been taken with the help of a screenshot.

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Kisah yang sangat menyayat hati, semoga keluarga yang di tinggalkan di berikan ketabahan dalam menghadapi cobaan.

Di daerah saya juga ada satu tempat yang sama persis seperti ini kejadiannya, tempat itu adalah sebuah desa tempat kami melakukan meetup beberapa waktu yang lalu,

Kalau sudah terdengar geluduk dari atas gunung maka siapa pun harus segera naik keatas karena banjir akan datang dengan tiba-tiba tanpa ada yang bisa menghalanginya.

Tempat itu dimana orang tuaku dulu mengais rezeki dengan mengambil batu yang akan diangkut oleh mobil truk, kadang-kadang baru sampai dan mulai bekerja sudah tersentuh geluduk dan dia langsung lari ke atas bukit dan melihat fenomena alam yang sangat mengerikan bahkan ada truk yang belum sempat naik keatas tergulung ombak air yang turun dari gunung

Sekarang sudah ada waduk dan mengatasi masalah seperti ini sehingga kami aman-aman saja walaupun hujan dan geluduk saling bersahutan. Tapi saya tetap merasa was-was saat berada disana tempo hari

May Allah accept the hard work of your parents and reward them for their courage and patience during these difficult times. That time must have been a great test for people. May Allah protect us all from all calamities and troubles Ameen.

Amin 🤲, terimakasih temanku atas doa terbaiknya