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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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