Pakistan Floods - Expert Deployment Project II - CANADEM 2010

September 16 2010 - Pakistan is experiencing its worst monsoon flooding in at least 80 years. Government estimates put the number of people affected by the floods at 21 million. Millions of people have been displaced and over 1.8 million houses have been either damaged or destroyed. Assessments to establish the degree to which affected populations are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance continue. CIDA's contribution is supporting CANADEM to deploy Canadian experts to assist with the floods response in Pakistan. This project bolsters the capacity of UN agencies to coordinate and carry out relief efforts in Pakistan.