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PICTURES OF FLOOD IN PAKISTAN IN 2010

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after heavy monsoon rains precious the khyber pakhtunhwa, sindh lower Punjan as well as parts of Balochistan. It is probable that three thousand people along with many homes have corroded so far. However, the death toll in each of those three disasters was much superior than the number of citizens killed so far in the FLOODS IN PAKISTAN. greater than the combined total of the affected of Around a fifth of Pakistan’s total land area was undersea due to the flooding.

Pakistan floods

Flood In Pakistan 2010

The U.N. is concerned ABOUT FOOLD IN PAKISTAN that aid is not incoming fast enough, while the World Health Organization reported that ten million people were forced to drink unsafe water.The Pakistani economy has been harmed by general damage to communications and crops. Structural damages are probable to exceed 4 billion USD and whets crop damages are estimated to be over 500 million USD. Officials estimate the total economic crash to be as much as 43 billion USD.

Current flooding is responsible on exceptional monsoon rain. The precipitation anomaly map published by NASA shows strangely intense monsoon rains. On 21 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department cautioned that urban- and flash flooding could happen from July to September in the north parts of the country. The same department recorded above-average rainfall in the months of July and Aug 2010, and monitored the flood wave progression . Interestingly, some of the discharge levels recorded are similar to those seen during the floods of 1988 to1997.

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited Pakistan today to draw world attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country’s worst-ever floods, in Pakistan

“Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan today to meet people affected by the floods and to highlight the continued urgent need for help,