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flood‐affected people for an initial 3 months<br />
August 11 The United States triples <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> helicopters to 19 to help Pakistan's flood relief<br />
effort.<br />
August 12 Pakistan's food minister tells <strong>the</strong> BBC <strong>the</strong>re have been "huge losses" to his country's crops.<br />
August 13 Aid agencies warn <strong>of</strong> a potential ``second wave'' <strong>of</strong> deaths due to disease.<br />
August 14 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues second flood wave warning for Sindh districts<br />
August 14 Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says 20 million people have been affected by <strong>the</strong><br />
country's floods and <strong>the</strong> floods have destroyed standing crops and food stores worth billions<br />
<strong>of</strong> dollars.<br />
August 14 President Zardari makes his second visit to affected regions, after being heavily criticised for<br />
his absence<br />
August 15 United Nations Secretary‐General Ban Ki‐moon visits flood‐affected areas. and says <strong>the</strong> scale<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> disaster is worse than anything he had seen before and pledges to speed up aid.<br />
August 16 The United Nations warns that up to 3.5 million children are at risk from water‐borne<br />
diseases<br />
August 16 The World Bank says it has agreed to provide a 900‐million‐dollar loan to Pakistan.<br />
August 17 A senior World Health Organization <strong>of</strong>ficial declares that <strong>the</strong> death toll is much higher than<br />
<strong>the</strong> 1,400 reported by <strong>the</strong> government.<br />
August 20 Pakistan says it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants.<br />
August 18 The UN holds a special general assembly session on Pakistan floods in New York.<br />
August 18 The European Union nearly doubles its aid to Pakistan to 90 million dollars as those affected<br />
continue to criticize <strong>the</strong>ir government.<br />
August 18 Secretary Clinton announces State Department creation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pakistan Relief Fund for<br />
individuals, corporations, and o<strong>the</strong>rs to contribute toward relief and recovery efforts in<br />
Pakistan<br />
August 25 More than 800,000 people are cut <strong>of</strong>f by floods as <strong>the</strong> bank <strong>of</strong> Indus are breached in Sindh..<br />
The United Nations requests more support for helicopter missions.<br />
August 26 A breach develops on <strong>the</strong> eastern bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indus River in Thatta district. Thatta city is<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficially evacuated as <strong>the</strong> Indus breaches its western bank in <strong>the</strong> south.<br />
August 26 Breach at Toru Bund in Sindh.<br />
August 26 PM constitutes <strong>the</strong> National Disaster Management Oversight Council NDMOC.<br />
August 27 Pakistan Meteorological Department issues flood warning for river Indus at Kotri for Sindh<br />
districts.<br />
August 30 At least 1 million people are reportedly on <strong>the</strong> move in Sindh as villages are submerged.<br />
September 7 United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos arrives in Pakistan for a<br />
three‐day mission.<br />
September 13 Manchar Lake overflows, flooding new areas in Sindh’s Jamshoro district.<br />
September 17 A revised UN Appeal‐The Pakistan Floods Emergency Response Plan requests an additional<br />
$1.6 billion amounting to a total $2 billion ($143 per beneficiary) for relief and early recovery<br />
needs for 12 months – August 2010‐August 2011..<br />
Approximately 35% <strong>of</strong> PIFEFRP committed funds have already been spent or committed by<br />
<strong>the</strong> humanitarian organizations<br />
September 17 Flood waters recede. 2 million are at risk for disease.<br />
October 14 ADB/World Bank assess Pakistan flood damage at $9.7 billion.<br />
November 05 U.N. issues a revised APPEAL ‐ PFERP ($97 per beneficiary) seeking $1.9 billion to be<br />
disbursed from August 2010 to August 2011.<br />
December 2 Second visit <strong>of</strong> United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos<br />
December 29 NDMA issues directive to UN agencies and humanitarian community to close emergency<br />
relief operations by January 31, 2011.<br />
January 07<br />
The Government <strong>of</strong> Pakistan (GoP) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)<br />
announced that <strong>the</strong> relief phase <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> national flood response would <strong>of</strong>ficially end on<br />
January 31, 2011.<br />
January 07 Government <strong>of</strong> Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced that<br />
<strong>the</strong> relief phase <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> national flood response would <strong>of</strong>ficially end on January 31. However,<br />
GoP <strong>of</strong>ficials noted that <strong>the</strong> relief phase will continue in Jaffarabad District, Balochistan<br />
Province, and four <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> worst affected districts in Sindh Province, where standing water<br />
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