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Baltistan and Pakistan‐Administered Kashmir. According to the Government, more than 800
people died and millions may be affected.
July 29 A major relief effort was launched by the Pakistani Government, supported by UN agencies,
international NGOs, and local relief organizations
July 31 The UN describes the monsoon floods as the worst in living memory, while Pakistani
authorities put the death toll at over 800.
August 01 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues significant flood warning for river Indus at Guddu
Barrage for Districts Ghotki, Sukkur, Larkana, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Naushehroferoze
August 0 2 Government t Officials put the death toll at over 1,100 as 30,000 military troops join the
rescue and evacuation efforts.
August 02 The UN says that nearly 980,000 people have been left homeless or have been displaced.
The Red Cross appeals for aid.
August 03 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues significant flood warning for river Indus at Guddu
Barrage for Districts Ghotki, Sukkur, Larkana, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Naushehroferoze.
August 3 PMD draws attention to dams on the Indus that are taking far more water than they were
supposed to.
August 04 The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee launches an appeal for aid to help people hit by
the flooding.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani calls on his administration to speed up the
delivery of aid. There is a growing backlash against the civilian government and President Asif
Ali Zardari over failures to provide food, water and sanitation to the victims.
August 05 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues RED ALERT flood warning for river Indus at
Guddu Barrage for Districts Khairpur, Jacobabad, Sadiqabad, Shikarpur Ghotki, Sukkur,
Larkana, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Naushehroferoze, and Dadu.
August 06 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues flood warning for Dstricts Sukkur, Larkana,
Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Naushehroferoze, Thatta and Dadu.
August 06 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues flood warning for Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat,
Hafizabad, and Mandibahauddin districts in Punjab.
August 06 UN says that at least 1,600 have been killed and 14 million people affected.
August 06 PRCS pitches several thousand tents besides roads and railway lines and along the dykes.
August 06 Pakistan government declares a red alert as the flooding worsens, reaching the south and
leading to the evacuation of half a million people.
August 06 The floods have affected 12 million people in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, the
national disaster management agency says.
August 06 Pakistan declares a red alert as floods reach southern provinces. Hundreds
of thousands of people are evacuated.
August 07 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues flood warning for Swat, Chitral.
August 07 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues flood warning for KPK, Punjab,Gilgit‐Baltistan,
AHK and Sindh.
August 07 Landslides and flash floods are reported in Gilgit‐Baltistan and other parts of
Northern Pakistan.
August 07 Floods move into Sindh and Balochistan. Flooding in the south, notably in the densely
populated province of Sindh, brings to 15 million the number affected across the country
according to the local authorities.
August 08 Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts and a red alert is issued for the south of the country.
August 08 Prime Minister Gilani visits flood‐hit areas of Sindh province.
August 09 Flood levels rise above danger levels at a key flood barrier in the southern province of Sindh.
August 09 Around 13.8 million people have been affected by the floods in Pakistan, making the scale of
the disaster worse than the 2004 tsunami, 2005 earthquake in Kashmir and the 2010 Haiti
earthquake, a UN official says.
August 09 Huge breach in Indus affecting Sindh.
August 10 Government –EAD sets up Donor Council for oversight of funding to floods.
August 10 Six million people need humanitarian aid in order to survive, according to the UN.
August 11 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues second flood wave warning for Sindh districts.
August 11 The United Nationslaunches an initial Appeal‐ The Pakistan Initial Floods Emergency
Response Plan (PIFERP) ‐ seeking $459 million to respond to the immediate relief needs of
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