CASE STUDY: Pakistan Floods 2010

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

• Indus River
• 200mm of rain in less than 3days (on already saturated ground)
• monsoon rains
• illegal deforestation prevented interception

Question 2

Effects

Answer 2

• 14 million homeless
• 1600 dead
• 10,000 schools destroyed
• $ 43 billion lost

Question 3

Responses

Answer 3

• 150 bots in rescue effort
• 240,000 evacuated by OXFAM
• 8000 tonnes of flood aid (UK gov)
• 5000 homes (UK gov)