The incessant monsoon rains that <>Pakistan experienced for days on end throughout July and August 2010 have led to the worst floods for a century. Around one fifth of the country has been affected, with the flood-hit area stretching for more than 1,500 km along the Indus and its tributaries. The flood wave progressed slowly from the North to the South of the country, and large areas of the southern Province of Sindh still remain under water.<>

Over 20 million people have so far been affected by the catastrophe, and 1700 have lost their lives. According to UN estimates, 14 million people were dependent on humanitarian aid at the moment that the flooding was at its worst.

The floods caused immense damage to infrastructure and agriculture. Floodwater has inundated roads and swept away bridges, in addition to which a huge number of schools (estimated at 10,000) and hospitals have been severely damaged. In total around 1.9 million houses and 2.4 million hectares of agricultural land has either been destroyed or severely damaged.