Pakistan Floods 2010: Latest Facts, News, Photos & Maps

Flooding has submerged whole villages within the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The flooding began in July 2010, killing at least 1,600 people, according to the UN. Twelve million are affected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, while a further two million are affected in Sindh. Compounding the severity of the natural disaster is the devastation caused by the floods to the nation's food supply. According to the federal flood commission, 1.4m acres (557,000 hectares) of crop land has been flooded across the country and more than 10,000 cows have perished.¹The flooding, created by record-breaking rainfalls, caused massive destruction in the past week, especially in the northwest province, where officials said it was the worst deluge since 1929.² The world body estimates that hundreds of millions - possibly reaching into the billions to restore livelihoods over the long run - will be required in the coming months for relief operations. The UN said that until the flooding recedes, it will be nearly impossible to assess damage and deliver urgently-needed supplies to people in the hardest-hit areas.³

One Year Later

(8-16-11) – Reuters Africa: Anger Still Raw a Year After Pakistani Floods
(8-3-11) – Reuters AlertNet: One Year On, Millions Remain Vulnerable in Monsoon
(8-3-11) – PBS NewsHour: A Year Later, Funding Still Needed for Pakistan Flood Victims
(8-3-11) – Washington Post: A Year After Floods, Pakistanis Struggle to Rebuild
(6-22-11) – Christian Science Monitor: One Year After Its Worst Flooding, Is Pakistan Ready for Monsoon Season?

Flood Facts

(8-27-10) – Floods have affected about one-fifth of the country (nearly 62,000 square miles) NY Times
(8-27-10) – Nearly 20 million people have been significantly affected NY Times
(8-27-10) – One study puts the total cost of the flood damage at $7.1 billion NY Times
(8-27-10) – More than 400 health care facilities have been destroyed NY Times
(8-27-10) – More than 5,000 miles of roads and railways have been washed away NY Times
(8-27-10) – 7,000 schools have been destroyed NY Times
(8-27-10) – Eight million people are in urgent need now NY Times
(8-17-10) – 1,500 dead; Afghan refugee camps ruined BBC
(8-17-10) – 1,270 official death toll; 474 still missing Xinhua News
(8-11-10) – 1,600 casualties UN
(8-11-10) – 2.6 million acres of crop land inundated UN
(8-11-10) – 14,000 cattle dead UN
(8-10-10) – 14 million people affected CNN
(8-10-10) – 1,245 confirmed casualties CNN
(8-10-10) – 1,334 people injured CNN
(8-10-10) – 337,282 people rescued CNN
(8-10-10) – 302,000 houses damaged CNN

Latest News, Photos & Videos

(9-27-11) – Christian Science Monitor: Why Islamabad is Slow to Implement Lessons
(4-14-11) – NASA Earth Observatory: Reflections on the 2010 Pakistan Flood
(2-21-11) – BBC: Pakistan Flood Warning 'Not Passed On'
(2-21-11) – NPR: Picturing Pakistan's Floods: A Photographer Looks Back
(2-21-11) – Seattle Times: Pakistan Floods Highlight Weather-Data Gaps
(10-5-10) – BBC: Pakistan flood appeal to build 'Fife Village'
(8-30-10) – BBC: Floodwaters in south Pakistan 'begin to recede'
(8-30-10) – BBC: Pakistan town submerged amid fight to rebuild levees"
(8-20-10) – NY Times: Floodwaters Gush Through Southern Pakistan
(8-19-10) – CS Monitor: Pakistan floods: Why aid is so slow compared to Haiti earthquake
(8-19-10) – NY Times: A Lifetime, Washed Away
(8-18-10) – CS Monitor: Pakistan flood aid: millions pledged, but it's still not enough
(8-18-10) – BBC: Pakistan floods: What the aid means
(8-18-10) – Reuters: Disease hovers over Pakistan's flood-stricken children
(8-18-10) – NY Times: U.N. Warns of Supply Shortage in Pakistan
(8-17-10) – BBC: Pakistan flood aid not getting through - UN
(8-17-10) – Telegraph: World Bank offers Pakistan $900m loan
(8-17-10) – Time: Pakistan's Floods Threaten the Economy and the President
(8-17-10) – CNN: Pakistan Flood Photos
(8-17-10) – NPR: China, Pakistan Floods: Preventable Disasters?
(8-17-10) – BBC: Pakistan aid worker: 'The situation leaves me lost for words'
(8-17-10) – BBC: Will the Pakistan floods strike again?
(8-16-10) – CS Monitor: Pakistan floods continue on rain forecasts, further delaying aid distribution
(8-16-10) – NY Times: 3.5 Million Children in Pakistan at Risk, U.N. Says
(8-16-10) – CBC: Pakistanis protest slow flood relief
(8-16-10) – Bloomberg: Pakistan Warns of More Floods in `Heart-Wrenching' Disaster
(8-12-10) – BBC: How a tragedy unfolded in Pakistan
(8-12-10) – NY Times: New Flood Warnings Raise Fears in Pakistan
(8-12-10) – Bloomberg: Sugar, Wheat, Rice Crops Worth $2.9 Billion Ruined by Pakistan's Floods
(8-12-10) – Reuters: U.N. warns of second wave of Pakistani flood deaths
(8-12-10) – Bloomberg: Pakistan Shores Up Hyderabad as Floods Surge South
(8-12-10) – NY Times: U.N. Seeks $460 Million in Flood Aid for Pakistan
(8-12-10) – BBC: Pakistan floods cause 'huge losses' to crops
(8-11-10) – Wall Street Journal: Pakistan's Project of Renewal
(8-11-10) – Reuters: U.N. warns of second wave of Pakistani flood deaths
(8-11-10) – Times of India: Pakistan issues fresh flood warning
(8-11-10) – CS Monitor: Rescue teams race against Pakistan floods and pirate bandits
(8-10-10) – Council on Foreign Relations: The Costs of Pakistan's Floods
(8-10-10) – Guardian: Bad weather hampers Pakistan flood relief effort
(8-10-10) – NY Times: More Monsoon Rains in Flood-Ravaged Pakistan
(8-10-10) – Reuters: Analysis: U.S. assesses own plans after Pakistan floods
(8-10-10) – Washington Post: Flooding's devastation in Pakistan is seen as opportunity for Taliban
(8-10-10) – CS Monitor: Pakistan floods now worse than 2005 earthquake, say officials
(8-10-10) – BBC: Pakistan floods 'hit 14m people'
(8-10-10) – CNN: Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800, more rain to come
(8-10-10) – Bloomberg: Pakistani Evacuates Flood Zone as 14 Million Uprooted
(8-10-10) – BBC: In pictures: Pakistan floods sweep south
(8-10-10) – CNN: More rains add to Pakistan's flooding misery
(8-10-10) – Washington Post: As Pakistanis flee flood zone, officials decry lack of international aid

Blogs & Special Reports

BBC Pakistan Floods
Brookings Earthquakes and Floods: Comparing Haiti and Pakistan
BBC Pakistan floods: why the fertile Indus river is so prone to flooding
Pakistan Floods: In Pictures CS Monitor
Special Report BBC's Pakistan Floods
Pakistan Flooding Crisis Gets Even Worse NPR
Effects of the Pakistan Floods, Worst Natural Disaster in Years Atlantic Wire
Pakistan's Flood In Photographs NPR
'Punjab is Drowning' NPR
The Asian Floods-Signs of Climate Catastrophes to Come? Time
Blog Hunza Landslide Monitoring

Disaster & Emergency Management

Billions of Dollars Needed for Pakistan's Flood Victims VOA
Number of people affected by Pakistan floods climbs to 6 million UN
US Response to Pakistan's Flooding Disaster US Deparment of State
Pakistan flooding: UN relief agencies forced to suspend rescue operations Telegraph
Pakistan flood aid pledged, country by country Guardian
Oxfam: Pakistan Floods 2010 Oxfam

Satellite Imagery & Maps

Background Information on Pakistan

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