Overview

• Journalist Mehrunnisa was filmed reporting from a boat as waters rose, saying she felt heart palpitations and asking viewers to pray for her.
• The footage was uploaded to her YouTube channel and spread across platforms, with writer Raza Rumi sharing it and users comparing it to Chand Nawab’s famed clip.
• Online reaction ranged from praise for “raw, real and unfiltered” reporting to memes that mocked her fear.
• Heavy rains and flash floods since late June have killed at least 739 people nationwide, with more severe weather forecast to continue into September.
• Concerns over field reporting risks have grown after a separate recent video showed a journalist being swept away near Rawalpindi’s Chahan Dam.