Deadly flood disaster pakistan 2010

Pakistan flood death toll over 800, state of emergency declared

CAUSES OF FLOOD

Current flooding is blamed on unprecedented monsoon rain. The rainfall anomaly map published by NASA shows unusually intense monsoon rains attributed to La Niña. 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. The same department recorded above-average rainfall in the months of July and August 2010 and monitored the flood wave progression. Some of the discharge levels recorded are comparable to those seen during the floods of 1988, 1995, and 1997.An article in the New Scientist attributed the cause of the exceptional rainfall to "freezing" of the jet stream, a phenomenon that reportedly also caused unprecedented heat waves and wildfires in Russia as well as the 2007 United Kingdom floods.

Heavy rainfalls recorded during the wet spell of July 2010

Heavy rainfalls of more than 200 millimetres (7.9 in) were recorded during the four day wet spell from 27 July to 30 July, 2010 in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

City	Rainfall (mm)	Rainfall (in)	Province	Notes
Risalpur	*415	16.3	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Islamabad	394	15.5	Islamabad Capital Territory	[24]
Murree	373	14.6	Punjab	[24]
Cherat	*372	14.6	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Garhi Dopatta	346	13.6	Azad Kashmir	[24]
Saidu Sharif	*338	13.3	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Peshawar	*333	13.1	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Kamra	308	12.1	Punjab	[24]
Rawalakot	297	11.7	Azad Kashmir	[24]
Muzaffarabad	292	11.5	Azad Kashmir	[24]
Lahore	288	11.3	Punjab	[24]
Mianwali	*271	10.6	Punjab	[24]
Jhelum	269	10.6	Punjab	[24]
Lower Dir	263	10.3	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Kohat	*262	10.3	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Balakot	256	10.0	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Sialkot	255	10.0	Punjab	[24]
Pattan	242	9.5	Azad Kashmir	[24]
DIR	231	9.10	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Gujranwala	222	8.7	Punjab	[24]
Dera Ismail Khan	220	8.6	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	[24]
Rawalpindi	219	8.6	Punjab	[24]

2010 Pakistan Flood

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010 following heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. 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. 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. 

A NASA satellite image showing the Indus River at the time of floods
Duration:	26 July 2010-Present
Fatalities:	1,781+[1]
Damages:	$43 billion[2] (estimated)
Areas affected:	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab,Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan

World Food Programme(WFP)

Pakistan: 6 Months On, Food Aid Helps To Power Flood Recovery:

WFP is currently delievering food assistance to around 5.2 million people affected  floods victims  in Pakistan. That assistance increasingly takes the form of support for projects that rebuild bridges, roads and other important community assets.