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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 26 July 2010 – August 2010 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1,985[1] |
| Damage | $43 billion USD (estimated)[2][3][4] |
| Areas affected | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan |
The floods in Pakistan began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and, Balochistan regions of Pakistan, which affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was affected by floods, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province facing the brunt of the damage and casualties (above 90% of all the deaths occurred in the province).[5][6][7][8] Nationwide, there were 1,985 deaths.[1] According to Pakistani government data, the floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure.[9]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had initially asked for US$460 million (€420 million) for emergency relief, noting that the flood was the worst disaster he had ever seen. Only 20% of the relief funds requested had been received on 15 August 2010.[10] The U.N. had been concerned that aid was not arriving fast enough, and the World Health Organization reported that ten million people were forced to drink unsafe water.[11] The Pakistani economy was harmed by extensive damage to infrastructure and crops.[12] Damage to structures was estimated to exceed US$4 billion (€2.5 billion), and wheat crop damages were estimated to be over US$500 million (€425 million).[13] Total economic impact may have been as much as US$43 billion (€35 billion).[3][4]
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- ^ "Preliminary Damage Estimates for Pakistani Flood Events, 2010" (PDF). Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research. August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.