Pakistan CS - Flooding

• 1700 people died.
• 10 million people displaced.

  10 million people left with no access to fresh water - forced to drink unsafe water containing water borne diseases eg. Cholera.

  6 million people suffered hunger.
• National population growing by 3 million per year. Population of Pakistan is recorded 55 people per square kilometer.
• Pakistan flood of Indus River in 2010.
• La Nina caused monsoon rains to be 2 times heavier than normal. (Heaviest monsoon rains in 50 year). 200mm of rainfall fell in 4 days (27th - 30th July), 60 hours of continues rainfall.
• Peak discharge 32000 cumecs/s recorded in Sukkur.