Flood-affected people wade through a flooded area with relief food bags as they return their homes on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Sindh province, on September 6, 2022. The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease.Leaving for a relief camp would mean the women of the village would be mingling with men outside their families, residents said, and that would violate their “honour”.
More than half of the 90 homes in Basti Ahmad Din, located in the Rojhan area of Punjab province, have been destroyed. Rickety wooden rowboats are the only way for villagers to head out to purchase food and supplies. They are also expensive, with their operators charging fares far higher than normal.