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The 2010 floods have caused widespread devastation of farmland, livestock, infrastructure, businesses, homes, and impacted 18 million people. The majority of these people were already living in abject poverty; some illegally residing in the floodplains of the river Indus. During the floods, households were stripped of their entire means of livelihood and their dignity. The government and the international...