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Hadayat Ullah 30, a farmer with his family lives in flood-affected village Makhno ogahi, Kandhkot district, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Hadayat told, “ During the floods our full village was filled with 3 to 4 feet of water we lost every thing except our self and few cattle. After the floods CAFOD’s partner, SPO has build a culvert in our village and they have also cleaned our water channel which benefits the land of 25 farmers and now I can cultivate my land again. Floods began during the Pakistani monsoon season in mid-August 2010 and 2011, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in Sindh. Kandhkot was one of the worst-affected districts of the Sindh province presents a gloomy picture of urban and rural areas in the province, which have been submerged four to five feet deep in water. Crops and houses have been either partially or completely damaged by gushing hill torrents. Photographer: Asad Zaidi