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Pakistan:Flood:2003/07/22

Duration	2003/07/22	The southern and southwestern parts of Pakistan have been struggling from the effects of floods due to above normal monsoon rains during the last two weeks, especially from the second round of monsoon rains that started on 22 July 2003. Sindh and Balochistan provinces are bearing the brunt of the floods.
Country or District	Pakistan
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/08/08
Dead: more than 230 people (Sindh Province / Balochistan Province) Villages affected: 3,422 / 4,151 Persons killed: 154 / 41 Persons injured: 249 / more than 200 Persons affected: 859,926 / 236,800 Camps established: 319 with 65,498 persons / N/a	(Sindh Province / Balochistan Province) Houses destroyed: 48,283 / N/a Houses damaged: 94,375 / 24,000	(Sindh Province / Balochistan Province) Cattle killed: 9,336 / 10,900 Standing crops destroyed/damaged: 343,188 acres / 126,000 acres
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/08/05
Dead: 222 people
BBC news 2003/07/31
Dead: more than 100 poeple

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/08/08 According to the media more than 230 people have died since monsoon rains began in mid July. OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/08/05 According to the media 222 people have died since monsoon rains began in mid July. BBC news 2003/07/31 More than 100 people have died in floods in the province in recent days. CNN News 2003/07/29 Pakistan monsoon floods kill 88 OCHA Situation Report No.1 2003/07/29 A total of 88 persons have died as a result of the floods and 321 have been injured in Sindh Province.

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center Floods in Pakistan by the Chief, Meteorologist Information provided by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal Situation Report by Pattan Development Organization Report on 2003 FLOOD in Pakistan "POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RELIEF ASSISTANCE"

Pictures BBC news 2003/07/18 In Pictures: Monsoon season