Pakistan Flood PHOTOS: Dramatic Images From Flooding

Days of heavy monsoonal rains have caused floods devastating northwestern Pakistan.

The disaster has claimed more than 1,100 lives and it has been dubbed the worst flooding in living memory for Pakistan.

The flooding has overwhelmed the Pakistani government's capacity to provide aid, Bloomberg reports.

In May, the government warned of flood damage for that part of Pakistan, stating 50,000 people were at risk after a landslide created a lake.

There are many ways you can help the victims of the Pakistan flood, and HuffPost Impact has rounded those up here.

Pakistan flood photos are providing context to the tragedy. View dramatic images from the flood and its impact below.

 

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Pakistani flood affected woman stretch their shawls to receive food provided by Pakistan army soldiers to break their fast on the first day of Muslims fasting month of Ramadan in Muzaffargarh near Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Pakistani flood survivors already short on food and water began the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, a normally festive, social time marked this year by misery and fears of an uncertain future. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

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Pakistani flood affected woman stretch their shawls to receive food provided by Pakistan army soldiers to break their fast on the first day of Muslims fasting month of Ramadan in Muzaffargarh near Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Pakistani flood survivors already short on food and water began the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, a normally festive, social time marked this year by misery and fears of an uncertain future. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

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[dbmetzger]

07:48 AM on 09/08/2010

Pakistan Flood Relief Marred by Corruption
Pakistan authorities have come under intense criticism from people in affected areas. Some local politicians accuse the government of deliberately constructing barriers to divert the water into unprotected areas to save their own land.
http://www.newslook.com/videos/247727-pakistan-flood-relief-marred-by-corruption?autoplay=true

[CHENQI HELAN]

03:00 PM on 08/29/2010

This disaster can also be followed on daily basis on Chen Qi-The World of Micro-Organism
A daily express on micro-organism issues. A worldwide search for fast and unbiased news

http://www.dowell-netherlands.com/

[pushpaint]

01:45 PM on 08/23/2010

The photos capture the degree of massive destruction and human suffering caused by the floods along with the overwhelming feeling of helplessness in the Pakistan people. If there was ever an opportunity for the US to provide immediate humanitarian help to show we care for the Pakistanis and their plight is right now. Katrina has provided endless evidence of what happens when help is in a state of bureaucratic incompetency and a government whose response is dazed and confused at best. We know better and need to respond immediately and effectively; there are no excuses.

[omisade7]

06:43 AM on 08/22/2010

Sending much luv and prayers for Pakistan...looking at the flooding takes me back to hurricaine Betsy and Katrina.its so scary.

[flerlerp]

01:20 AM on 08/16/2010

The problem with the whole internet: Is that. It's being taken over by corporations. And there is now way to say FU*K Y*U any more. We are screwed.

[jabailo]

11:59 PM on 08/15/2010

What a difference a decade makes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/762028.stm

Wednesday, 24 May, 2000, 13:38 GMT 14:38 UK
Pakistan drought takes its toll

[John Mainstream]

07:22 PM on 08/15/2010

God Bless these people.

[doctorkeys]

08:09 PM on 08/19/2010

Does it look to you like a god is "blessing these people?" How insulting!

[Alethia]

11:48 AM on 08/12/2010

So sorry for all these suffering people in Pakistan. Hope that they can rebuild their lives. May God help them...

[DocHuff]

02:38 PM on 08/12/2010

Why didn't God prevent them for getting into this mess in the first place?
He didn't lift a finger to prevent these floods. Why do you think God will help them now?

[doctorkeys]

08:08 PM on 08/19/2010

Exactly. Thank you for pointing that out.

[omisade7]

06:46 AM on 08/22/2010

what do you do about global warming and climate change. Save the anger...be proactive, my love

[pierre F Lherisson]

12:58 PM on 08/10/2010

The Year 2010 started with the big bang of "natural catastrophes and Haiti was its epicenter." Those catastrophes are expending around the globe in a similar model like the big bang. News about unusual earthquake, Tsunami, flood, tornadoes and other inclement weather conditions are pulsating at an alarming frequency since January 2010. Is it Natural phenomenon? Is it the making of the modern Sorcerer's Apprentices in their quest for global control?

[mbaty]

12:16 PM on 08/05/2010

Great pictures. I didn't know how beautiful Pakistan was, and the pictures may be heartbreaking to some, but the people don't look heartbroken.

[TYRANNASAURUS]

10:23 AM on 08/05/2010

AS THEY SAY IN SHOW BIZ... YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!

Global warming has been sharply increasing since the early 1970’s when third world countries started moving up the industrial ladder at a quicker pace. This GLOBAL WARMING will continue and increase over the next thousand years or so.

IT’S THE 7 BILLION PEOPLE making horrendous demands on the diminishing resources of this small planet. People have no idea what a rise of 1 or 2 degrees does to change the dynamics of all interrelated systems on this earth. This is not irreversible at this point as many scientist say, the best we can hope for is to slow it down, but it will not be stopped.

PEOPLE ARE BREEDING THEMSELVES INTO EXTINCTION

[omisade7]

06:47 AM on 08/22/2010

thats something to think about.

[Aviation Stud]

01:44 PM on 09/04/2010

Didn't you hear?....Global Warming was the biggest search for power SCAM in the world! Global warming doesn't exists so don't worry. Until countries start shooting off nuclear weapons should we worry.

[blutigeroo]

03:22 AM on 08/05/2010

So sad to see so many people suffer. May Allah help them.

[doctorkeys]

08:11 PM on 08/19/2010

If "allah" is omnipotent then he had the power to prevent the problem in the first place. Therefore, it wouldn't be wise to wait around for "allah" to help.

[omisade7]

06:49 AM on 08/22/2010

Allah give us each other to call upon. He give us common sense. Being proactive when it comes to a greener lifestyle to reduce the effects of climate change is a start for you of little faith.

[Susan Shaffer]

06:56 PM on 08/26/2010

you missed the point that allah gives us free will.
free will meant that USA didn't sign the Kyoto agreement
global warming has created this situation
and partly or wholy human activiity has created global warming

[JamesNYC]

12:27 AM on 08/05/2010

PS: Rating the how heartbreaking each picture is on a scale of 1 to 10 seems just a bit weird to me. I can't exactly express what bothers me about it, but it just seems somehow wrong.

[blutigeroo]

03:21 AM on 08/05/2010

I agree.

[JamesNYC]

12:11 AM on 08/05/2010

I wonder, are the dones and spy satellites are being used to map the areas most in need of assistance and advise the rescue effort? If all this technology can be used to track down and kill terrorists, surely it can also be used to find people in need of help and determine the best route for getting that help to them?

[omisade7]

06:51 AM on 08/22/2010

the army corps of engineers could have been working on these vulnerable flooding zones. I guess making war is more cost effective though.