2010 Pakistan floods facts for kids
The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Pakistani Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. an Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, it was sad approximately 796,095 square kilometres (307,374 sq mi). 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 1,7811 in 2010
Images for kids
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Swat river soaring view in 2010 flood
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Swat river washed off bridge in Upper Swat
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US Army helicopter flies over a flood-affected area.
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Satellite images of the upper Indus River valley, comparing water-levels on 1 August 2009 (top) and 31 July 2010 (bottom)
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A bridge damaged by the flooding
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US Navy 100827-M-3497D-145 A Pakistani military personnel and civilian offer fruit juice and cookies to US Marines during humanitarian relief efforts in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
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In Spanish: Inundaciones en Pakistán de 2010 para niños
