Floods in Pakistan
English Essay on "Floods in Pakistan"
At one point, approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater. 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.[2] The number of individuals affected by the flooding exceeds the combined total of individuals affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had initially asked for $460 million for emergency relief, noting that the flood was the worst disaster he had ever seen. Only 20% of the relief funds requested had been received as of 15 August 2010.[7] The U.N. had been concerned that aid was not arriving fast enough, and the World Health Organization reported that ten million people were forced to drink unsafe water.[8] The Pakistani economy has been harmed by extensive damage to infrastructure and crops.educationsight.blogspot.com[9] Structural damages have been estimated to exceed 4 billion USD, and wheat crop damages have been estimated to be over 500 million USD.[10] Officials have estimated the total economic impact to be as much as 43 billion USD.[11][12] Causes:
Current flooding is blamed on unprecedented monsoon rain.[13] The rainfall anomaly map published by NASA shows unusually intense monsoon rains attributed to La Niña.[14] On 21 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department cautioned that urban and flash flooding could occur from July to September in the north parts of the country.[15] The same department recorded above-average rainfall in the months of July and August 2010[16] and monitored the flood wave progression.[17] Some of the discharge levels recorded are comparable to those seen during the floods of 1988, 1995, and 1997.[18] In response to previous floods of the Indus River in 1973 and 1976, Pakistan created the Federal Flood Commission (FFC) in 1977. The FFC operates under Pakistan's Ministry of Water and Power. It is charged with executing flood control projects and protecting lives and property of Pakistanis from the impact of floods. Since its inception the FFC has received Rs 87.8 billion (about 900 million USD). FFC documents show that numerous projects were initiated, funded and completed, but reports indicate that little work has actually been done due to ineffective leadership and corruption.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had initially asked for $460 million for emergency relief, noting that the flood was the worst disaster he had ever seen. Only 20% of the relief funds requested had been received as of 15 August 2010.[7] The U.N. had been concerned that aid was not arriving fast enough, and the World Health Organization reported that ten million people were forced to drink unsafe water.[8] The Pakistani economy has been harmed by extensive damage to infrastructure and crops.educationsight.blogspot.com[9] Structural damages have been estimated to exceed 4 billion USD, and wheat crop damages have been estimated to be over 500 million USD.[10] Officials have estimated the total economic impact to be as much as 43 billion USD.[11][12] Causes:
Current flooding is blamed on unprecedented monsoon rain.[13] The rainfall anomaly map published by NASA shows unusually intense monsoon rains attributed to La Niña.[14] On 21 June, the Pakistan Meteorological Department cautioned that urban and flash flooding could occur from July to September in the north parts of the country.[15] The same department recorded above-average rainfall in the months of July and August 2010[16] and monitored the flood wave progression.[17] Some of the discharge levels recorded are comparable to those seen during the floods of 1988, 1995, and 1997.[18] In response to previous floods of the Indus River in 1973 and 1976, Pakistan created the Federal Flood Commission (FFC) in 1977. The FFC operates under Pakistan's Ministry of Water and Power. It is charged with executing flood control projects and protecting lives and property of Pakistanis from the impact of floods. Since its inception the FFC has received Rs 87.8 billion (about 900 million USD). FFC documents show that numerous projects were initiated, funded and completed, but reports indicate that little work has actually been done due to ineffective leadership and corruption.
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