Abstract
This paper focuses on the damages done by the flood in Pakistan during year 2010. Pakistan is a developing country which depends upon its agriculture sector at most. Floods always damaged the economy and population at large scale. The disaster of 2010 monsoon flood was massive which killed more than 1700 persons, affected more than 20 million of population and 20 percent of land and a loss of billions of dollars to the country through damage of crops, livestock, cattle and family lives. Essential infrastructure including roads, bridges, dams and markets were severely damaged and many became useless. The United Nation survey assessed that around 10.1 million people were in need of shelter and humanitarian assistance. Around 3.6 million people require assistance in food, more than 1.1 million houses were completely demolished and crops on approximately 2 million hectares were damaged or lost. Flood had sever affect on people’s homes, livelihood and assets. Most of them do not know when they again will be able to resume the normal life. Finally, I have tried to find out some suggestionsto mitigate the effects of floods in coming years
Highlights
Floods always cause a huge loss of human lives, properties, cattles and live stock
The areas which affected during the floods of 2010 are still lacking behind in socioeconomics and educational terms than the areas which were not affected at that time
According to the study conducted by the International Flood Initiative (2003), floods are causing the most of the water related natural disasters which are damaging human and material assets and the cultural and ecological resources
Summary
Floods always cause a huge loss of human lives, properties, cattles and live stock. It destruct the roads and other physical assets. The floods of 2010 did the same in Pakistan. The areas which affected during the floods of 2010 are still lacking behind in socioeconomics and educational terms than the areas which were not affected at that time. The people of who were already around the poverty line already including small farmers and unskilled labors were affected dominantly. These floods pushed the government and other agencies to help the needy and work for displaced Pakistanis. Government of Pakistan shifted its resources from other sectors to rehabilitate the affectees. The estimated cost of the floods of 2010 is shown in table 1
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