River flooding in LEDC
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- Created on: 01-04-15 13:35
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- River flooding in LEDC
- Locate
- Pakistan
- 2010
- Indus river
- 69 000Km2 affected
- Rivers bust banks through Indus river basin
- 69 000Km2 affected
- Causes
- Physical
- unusually heavy monsoon rains
- Rivers bust banks through Indus river basin
- Human
- LEDC = vastly populated
- Gov. weak = slow to respond
- Physical
- Effects
- Social
- 1600 died
- 20 million people affected
- 10% of population
- Over 700,000 homes damage
- Economic
- 6.5 million crops washed away
- 1000 bridges destroyed
- Repairs cost $4 billion
- Environmental
- 20% of country affected
- Social
- Responces
- Immediate
- Pakistan military resue effort
- Rescuing 350,000 people
- Flood aid given from international organisations
- UN world food program provide immedate aid
- Pakistan military resue effort
- Long-Term
- Pakistan gov. critisided for slow responce
- 3 months later, 7 million people still displaced
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