seasonal monsoon rains cause flood disaster again in southern pakistan
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SEASONAL MONSOON RAINS CAUSE FLOOD DISASTER AGAIN IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN. JANUARY 3, 2012. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. FLOOD DISASTERS. RECOVERY MUST DEAL WITH . LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN. INUNDATION . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SEASONAL MONSOON RAINS CAUSE FLOOD DISASTER AGAIN IN
SOUTHERN PAKISTANJANUARY 3, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
FLOOD DISASTERS
LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN
FLOODS
INUNDATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
CONTENTS DAMAGED BY WATER
WATER BORNE DISEASES (HEALTH PROBLEMS)
EROSION AND MUDFLOWS
CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER
RECOVERY MUST DEAL WITH
CASE HISTORIES
FLOOD DISASTER RECOVERY IS FACILITATED BY
PUBLIC POLICIES THAT INTEGRATE RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE,
AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE FOUR PILLARS OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE WITH THE
NATION’S POLITICAL PROCESS
PAKISTAN’S EXPERIENCE IN 2012
Another flood disaster
PAKISTAN: FLOOD ZONES
PAKISTAN: 2012 FLOODING
17 million people have been affected by the floods
triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
SOUTH PAKISTAN: Three cities in the Sindh Province along with at least 400,000
people been told to evacuate after heavy rains
IMPACTS TO DATE
• Over 1,000 dead.• 3 million hectares of farmland have
been destroyed along with crops of rice, maize, sugar, cane and cotton.• 116,000 farm animals killed• Approximately 5 million have been
left homeless, with no place to go
IMPACTS (continued)
• Millions have little or nothing to eat at present in spite of the government’s best efforts• The water is very dirty, and if
uncorrected, could create the potential for a healthcare disaster.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• THE GOVERNMENT’S STATED PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES FULLY FUNCTIONAL
• JAPAN, CHINA, AND THE USA HAVE PROMISED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
EXPERIENCE IN 2011
One year after the historic flood disaster of 2010, widespread
flooding impacted Pakistan again, affected 5.2 million people and
killing at least 2,000
Summer floods are common in Pakistan as a result of
monsoon rains that typically swell rivers and streams
across the country.
EXPERIENCE IN 2010
NORTHWEST PAKISTAN (AND AFGHANISTAN) HIT BY FLASH FLOODS AFTER PROLONGED
MONSOON RAINS
JULY 28 - AUGUST 2, 2010
2010’s floods following monsoon rains were the
worst in 80 years and set new records.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: INUNDATED
MUZAFFARABAD: RISING FLOOD WATERS
THOUSANDS OF MUD BRICK HOMES COLLAPSED
NOWSHERA: DAMAGED MUD HOUSE
COLLAPSED HOUSE
TRYING TO DIVERT WATER
SOME LIVESTOCK WERE SAVED, BUT THOUSANDS DROWNED
PESHAWAR: MELONS BECAME PRECIOUS
CLINGING TO DEBRIS
NOWSHERA: SEEKING HIGHER GROUND
SEEKING HIGHER GROUND
SEEKING A SAFE HAVEN
CHARSADDA: TRYING TO EVACUATE
EVACUATION: CARRYING SELECTED POSSESSIONS
NOWSHERA: EVACUATION
NOWSHERA: EVACUATION TO A SAFE HAVEN
EVACUATION IS ALWAYS A DIFFICULT TASK
MUZAFFARABAD: INADEQUATE TEMPORARY SHELTER
30,000 Pakistani troops rescued 28,000 people using helicopters and other means, and distributed water
and food.
NOWSHERA: PAKISTANI ARMY DISTRIBUTING WATER