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.
36 Mumbai THAILAND
BANGLADESH Dhaka
MYANMAR LAOS
NEPAL