Recent flood events in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region Dushanbe TAJIKISTAN CHINA

Kabul AFGHANISTAN

Islamabad

New Delhi PAKISTAN Karachi INDIA Hindu Kush-Himalaya region

Glaciers Lakes

People involved in flood events (2008-2010)

Killed 1 000 300 50 10 Affected (Thousands)

Note: data for both killed and affected people may not be available for all the events shown.

Sources: ICIMOD, Information on the Occasion of World Environment Day, 2007; ICIMOD online database, accessed July 2010; OCHA, 2010; BBC Press review, 2010.

Mumbai THAILAND

BANGLADESH Dhaka

MYANMAR LAOS

NEPAL