CS- LEDC Flood

Question 1

Where?

Answer 1

Pakistan, Indus River Basin which flows through the centre of Pakistan

Question 2

When?

Answer 2

26th July 2010

Question 3

Causes

Answer 3

July 2010- more than half the normal rains fell in just one week, 200mm in just 4 days.
The River Indus was chocked with sediment supplied by Himalayan Headwater
Raised Levées and protected banks contained sediment and reduced river capacity.
Deforestation lead to less interception
India was responsible for releasing water from tens of its dams into the river

Question 4

Impacts

Answer 4

150,000km^2 flooded, 1/5 of Pakistan.
Over 1700 died, 20 million affected through damage to property
1.2 million homes destroyed
800,000 cut off from aid, 6 million suffering from hunger.
69,000km^2 of Pakistan’s most fertile farmland flooded
200,000 livestock killed
€35 billion total damages
10,000 schools destroyed

Question 5

Management

Answer 5

By the end of August, $687 million of humanitarian aid had been donated by a UN appeal
Pakistan’s government had a primary focus of rescue and relief
The Pakistani armed forces saved 352,291 people by August