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Pakistan Floods 2010: Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

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Pakistan experienced extraordinary rainfall in mid-July 2010, which continued until September 2010.The result was unprecedented floods affecting the entire length of the country. The floods have been assessed to be the worst since 1929. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) the rains/floods have affected over 20 million people. Additionally, flash floods and landslides triggered by the rain caused severe damage to infrastructure in the affected areas. Entire villages have been washed away, urban centers have been flooded, homes have been destroyed, and thousands of acres of crops and Agricultural lands have been damaged with major soil erosion happening in some areas.

On the request of the Government of Pakistan, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank launched a Damage and Needs Assessment (DNA) exercise on August 16, 2010 to assess and quantify flood damage, losses and resulting needs.

The objective of the DNA is: "To provide the strategic underpinnings for medium- to long-term post-floods reconstruction, recovery planning, prioritization, and programming."

Based on the DNA, the overall recovery and reconstruction cost associated with the floods is estimated at approximately US$ 8.74 billion to 10.85 billion, which includes estimated costs for relief, early recovery, and medium-to long-term reconstruction

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