Flooding

Pakistan: August 2010 The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, approximately 796,095 square kilometres. According to Pakistani government data the floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure, with a death toll of close to 2,000. Damages:$43 billion (€35 billion)

By mid-August, the extreme monsoon floods that had overwhelmed north-western Pakistan had travelled downstream into southern Pakistan. The land along the Indus River is prime farmland, and nearly 80 per cent of the flood victims are farmers who have lost crops, animals, and equipment. At least 3.2 million hectares of crops had been destroyed as of August 18, reported the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Floodwaters surround a house and wipe out roads outside Rajanpur, Pakistan, on Tuesday, August 24.

Workers in Haji Khamiso village in southern Pakistan pile sandbags along a riverbank Monday, August 23, to keep flooding at bay.

An aerial view shows the flooding devastation near Multan, Pakistan. Roughly 4 million people reportedly have been left homeless.

Evacuees hold empty bowls while waiting in line for food at a relief camp in Sukkur.

An aerial view taken from a Navy helicopter shows a flooded area of Jacobabad, about 40 miles from Sukku

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Caribbean Flood May 2004

The May 2004 Caribbean floods were a flood event that took place in the Caribbean Islands, mainly Haiti, the Dominican Republic and some parts of Northern Puerto Rico from May 18, 2004 to May 25, The floods caused much damage in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with over 1,300 homes being destroyed and about 2,000 people being killed, caused mainly by landslides and drowning. The storm caused significant rainfall, with over 9.7 inches of rain falling at the most in Haiti, and 10 inches falling at the most in the Dominican Republic. These floods were caused by over two weeks of persistent rain in the Caribbean area, which eventually caused the landslides that killed many people. Eventually, the rainwater made it very hard to reach citizens for rescue efforts and attempts to deliver food and supplies.