Pakistan - Flood (Poor area)

Question 1

When (Pakistan c/s)

Answer 1

End of July 2010

Question 2

Causes of the flood (Pakistan c/s)

Answer 2

• Heavy rainfall

- Rivers flooded and burst the banks

Question 3

Social effects (Pakistan c/s)

Answer 3

• 16,000 people died
• Many suffered from malnutrition and lack of clean water
• 20 million people were effected (10% pop)
• 6 million needed food aid
• Villages were swept away
• 700,000 homes were destroyed
• 3 months after flood 7 million still had no shelter

Question 4

Economic effects (Pakistan c/s)

Answer 4

• 500 miles of roads and railways were swept away with 1,000 bridges
• Needed road repair. electricity network

Question 5

Environmental effects

Answer 5

• About 6.5 million acres of crops were washed away in Punjab
• 160,00 km2 of land was affected (20% of country)

Question 6

Responses

Answer 6

• Appeals were immediately launched by international organisation’s e.g. the UK’s disasters emergency committee helped
• Many charities and aid agency’s provided help -> Red crescent and medicine saints frontiers
• Government tried to raise money -> too slow -> Struggled to cope
• Foreign government donated millions ($), Saudi Arabia and USA promised $600 million in food aid