impacts of pakistan flooding

Question 1

env.

Answer 1

20% of pakistan flooded
3000 tonnes of dangerous chemicals released
7 million ha of most fertile arable land destroyed
dykes deliberately breached to release water onto surrounding land

Question 2

social

Answer 2

20 million affected
1,781, 90% in KPK province
1.1 million homes damaged/destroyed
80% of food reserves lost
300,000 refugees in Sukkur with only 20 relief camps which were soon full

Question 3

economic

Answer 3

$9.7 billion in damages
5.3 million jobs lost
Pakistan’s econ. growth rate dropped from 4% to between 2 and -5%
80% of pop. in flood affected areas depended on agriculture with agricultural costs of flooding being $5 billion

Question 4

however …

Answer 4

rural agricultural communities more vulnerable since they lose homes and livelihoods.
poverty meant people did not have the means to evacuate
rural households more likely to move and were still not allowed to move back 6 months after event