Where floods hit Pakistan

Water world Flood levels along Pakistan's swollen Indus River are expected to surge higher, with more rain forecast for the region. The worst flooding in 80 years has affected 14 million people and killed 1,600. > FLOOD ZONES > CHOLERA THREAT The World Health Organization is preparing to assist tens of thousands of people in case of a cholera outbreak. CHINA PAKISTANI- ADMINISTERED KASHMIR KHYBER PAKHTUN- KHWA Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, exhaustion, severe dehydration INDIAN- ADMINISTERED KASHMIR Cure: easily treated with simple rehydration techniques - usually oral ingestion of water and sugar Peshawar o O Islamabad Kalabagh ............. ......... O Person drinks unclean water containing cholera bacteria. AFGHANISTAN Chashma O Lahore PAKISTAN 2 Bacteria travels to the small intestine (gut). Taunsa 50 3 It binds tightly to gut wall and multiplies rapidly. 4 It secretes cholera toxin which enters intestinal cells destroying critical salt balance. Quetta o O Multan KM PUNJAB BALOCHISTAN INDIA 6 Gut stops transporting water across intestine and flushes it straight out of the body. 6 Blood becomes too thick and dry to flow and victim dies. Sukkur Guddu Indus River |Heavily affected districts SINDH | Moderately affected districts Kotri Karachi o Hyderabad - Indus River dams Arabian Sea > PAKISTAN FLOOD HISTORY 15 million people affected. 2010 13.8 million 1992 10. 2005 1976 5 1973 IL 1980 1990 2000 2010 THE GLOBE AND MAIL/GRAPHIC NEWS/REUTERS SOURCES: U.N.; WHO; UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH - SCHOOL OF BIOCHEMISTRY