2011 Sindh floods
The 2011 Sindh floods was the highest-ever recorded rainfall between 11 August 2011, and 14 September 2011 in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
Location of Sindh, | |
| Date | August 2011 – September 2011 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sindh, southern Balochistan, eastern Punjab and Azad Kashmir |
| Deaths | At least 434 dead, 8.9 million affected |
| Property damage | 8.9 million affected, 2.7 million children affected, 6.79 million acres land damaged, 1.52 million homes damaged |
Heavy rainfall was the main cause of the 2011 Sindh floods. After 15 September 2011, water receded from the inundated area at the rate of 167 square kilometers a day. Unprecedented, torrential monsoon rains caused severe flooding in 16 districts of the Sindh province. The flooding followed the previous year's historic 2010 Pakistan floods, which devastated the entire country.
An estimated 434 civilians were killed while 5.3 million people and 1,524,773 homes were affected.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.