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Amid Pakistan’s Devastating Floods, Architects and Urban Planners Are Developing Flood Control Methods


erial view of Ghazzi countryside, Pakistan, august 2010. Image © Kiumars Eataa via Flickr

Record monsoon rains, in part due to melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains, have brought devastating floods that have covered over a third of the country’s surface. According to BBC and UN estimates, around 33 million Pakistani, one in seven people, have been affected by the floods, as more than 500,000 houses have been destroyed or severely damaged. Flood waters have also swept away an estimated 700,000 heads of livestock and damaged over 3.6 million acres of crops. The Sindh province is the hardest hit, receiving 464% more rain than the 30-year average.

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