Heavy rains beginning on Sept. 7 led to large-scale flooding that displaced 1.9 million people in the provinces of Baluchistan, northern Sindh and southern Punjab. The latest flooding further complicated ongoing relief efforts stemming from recent earthquakes and consecutive years of widespread flooding in those regions.
How Natural Disasters Changed the World in 2012
Last year, an estimated 32.4 million people worldwide were forced from their homes due to natural disasters. Here, 10 countries that suffered some of the worst displacements, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council