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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 ...
In 2010, almost all of Pakistan was affected when massive flooding, caused by record breaking rains, hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The number of people affected by the flooding exceeds the combined total affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake . [ 7 ]
A NASA satellite image showing the Indus River at the time of 2010 floods. Pakistan has seen many floods. The worst, and most destructive, flooding was the recent 2010 Pakistan floods, which swept away 20% of Pakistan's land. The flood was the result of unprecedented monsoon rains, which lasted from 28 July to 31 July 2010.
Satellite images reveal the extent of damage from Pakistan’s deadliest flooding in more than a decade. Officials put the blame on climate change as monsoon rains washed away villages, killing ...
This year's flooding is reminiscent of 2010, which had been the worst in recorded history. That two such extreme events would occur in the last 20 years is just one more indicator of how a ...
STORY: More than 1,100 people, including 380 children, have been killed.The United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe."Army ...
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The flooding, which has affected more than 33 million or roughly 15% of Pakistan's population, has claimed the lives of at least 1,136 people and damaged countless homes since June, AFP reported ...