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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 .
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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
RECOVERY MUST DEAL WITH LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN INUNDATION HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTENTS DAMAGED BY WATER FLOODS WATER BORNE DISEASES (HEALTH PROBLEMS) CASE HISTORIES EROSION AND MUDFLOWS CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER
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
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.
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.
30,000 Pakistani troops rescued 28,000 people using helicopters and other means, and distributed water and food.
