od ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁worst ▁in ▁Pakistan ' s ▁history ▁affect ing ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁provinces ▁and ▁Gil git – B alt istan ▁and ▁Az ad ▁K ash mir ▁region ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁S ind h ▁flo ods ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁S ind h ▁flo ods ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁mon so on ▁season ▁in ▁mid - August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁resulting ▁from ▁heavy ▁mon so on ▁ra ins ▁in ▁S ind h , ▁Eastern ▁Bal och istan , ▁and ▁Southern ▁P un j ab . ▁The ▁flo ods ▁have ▁caused ▁considerable ▁damage ; ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 7 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁have ▁been ▁killed , ▁with ▁ 5 . 3 ▁million ▁people ▁and ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁homes ▁affected . ▁S ind h ▁is ▁a ▁fert ile ▁region ▁and ▁often ▁called ▁the ▁" b read b asket " ▁of ▁the ▁country ; ▁the ▁damage ▁and ▁to ll ▁of ▁the ▁flo ods ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁agr arian ▁economy ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁extensive . ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁acres ▁of ▁a rable ▁land ▁has ▁been ▁in und ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁flo oding . ▁The ▁flo oding ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁worst ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Pakistan ▁flo ods , ▁which ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁entire ▁country . ▁Un pre ced ented ▁tor r ential ▁mon so on ▁ra ins ▁caused ▁severe ▁flo oding ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁districts ▁of