Pakistan Floods Fact

USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to monitor increased cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness. According to the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO), between October 10 and 24, the number of confirmed dengue cases increased twofold to 2,060 cases, including more than 1,500 cases in Sindh Province. Dengue is endemic to Pakistan and the number of cases typically increases every other year following monsoon season. Ongoing USAID/OFDA programs in flood-affected areas are working to reduce mosquito breeding grounds by removing standing water in and around homes.

Pakistani flood-affected people recieve food supplies at a world Food Programme distribution point in Mohib Banda village in the outskirts of Nowshera on August 6, 2010. The worst floods in Pakistan's living memory have affected 12 million people in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, the national disaster management agency said on Friday. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI

The Government of Pakistan (GoP) National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) continues to conduct registration and compensation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPk), Punjab, Sindh, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir provinces. As of October 27, NADRA had distributed debit cards to more than 900,000 families at 83 sites. NADRA plans to provide approximately $1,150 to each head of household in three separate disbursements. In total, approximately 1.5 million flood-affected families?up to 12 million people?will benefit from the program.
This week, USAID committed an additional $36 million for humanitarian programs in flood-affected areas, including nearly $25 million in new assistance from USAID/OFDA and $11 million from USAID/Pakistan. Recent contributions bring total U.S. Government assistance to date to more than $463 million. The U.S. has also provided other civilian and military in-kind assistance, valued at approximately $81.2 million1, in the form of halal meals, pre-fabricated steel bridges, and air support to and within Pakistan to transport goods and rescue individuals stranded by floodwaters.
U.S. Provides Clean Water to Flood-Affected Citizens of Pakistan
September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 13 mobile water treatment units to support the Government of Pakistan's flood relief effort. These water treatment units are stationed on some of the most flood-affected districts and have produced over 7.5 million liters of clean water.
In addition, USAID has provided ten 10,000-liter water bladder kits to help facilitate the efficient distribution of clean water by minimizing waiting time at and distance traveled for water collection points. Water bladders allow for improved security for vulnerable individuals by providing accessible water distribution centers. USAID has also provided nearly 113,000 5-liter water containers for families to collect, transport and maintain household water.
These relief supplies provided by USAID supplement its emergency health, economic recovery, shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene programs in flood-affected areas of Pakistan.
The United States has provided more than $200 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of Pakistan to date. The U.S. has provided other civilian and military in-kind assistance in the form of halal meals, pre-fabricated steel bridges and other infrastructure support, as well as air support to and within Pakistan to transport goods and rescue people.