Yesterday we were out to visit families we know who had been affected by the floods. The water levels are going down and the full extent of the damage can be seen and SMELT. The silt and debris of possessions, rubbish and dead animals is devastating. Many of the houses had had flood water up to 1.7metres and these are single story dwellings. Everything wrecked and most families here do not have insurance. Everywhere in the areas we visited people were trying to salvage what they could with teams from the army and voluntary agencies helping. Aid is coming in from government, churches and charities. But this disaster has affected so many people were already living on the edge and with destruction and loss of crops the consequences will be felt for many months to come.
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