In early October 2010, flood conditions lingered in Pakistan, 11 weeks after the first monsoon floods struck the country. As of October 5, 2010, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that nearly 1.6 million residents remained displaced. Flooding was especially serious around Manchhar (or Manchar) Lake.
These images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite show the devastating changes to the landscape along part of the Indus River between October 4, 2009 (bottom) and October 5, 2010 (top). Both images use a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast between water and land. Vegetation is bright green. Bare land ranges in color from pink-beige to brick-red. Clouds are pale blue-green. Water ranges in color from electric blue to navy.
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