Truck driver and father of seven Mureed Hussain was planning for his daughter’s wedding in October when floodwater inundated his home, washing away the entire back wall and, with it, her hard-earned dowry.
“I had been collecting her dowry for almost three years,” Hussain told AFP, who would put away a couple thousand rupees for her dowry from the 17,000 rupee salary ($80) he makes driving trucks.
Hussain’s village in Punjab province was badly affected, with floodwater destroying or damaging scores of buildings.
When the waters receded, Hussain trudged through the mud and returned to his home with his family, only to discover that the dowry of his daughter Nousheen was badly damaged by the floodwater.
Over the years, his wife Sughra had bought a custom-made bed set and dressing table, as well as a juicer, washing machine, iron, bedsheets and quilts.
“Should we rebuild our house, sow wheat or get our children married? All three things are so important for us.”
Record monsoon rains have caused devastating floods across Pakistan since June, killing more than 1200 people and leaving almost a third of the country under water, affecting the lives of 33 million.
Photo: Arif Ali/AFP
“I had been collecting her dowry for almost three years,” Hussain told AFP, who would put away a couple thousand rupees for her dowry from the 17,000 rupee salary ($80) he makes driving trucks.
Hussain’s village in Punjab province was badly affected, with floodwater destroying or damaging scores of buildings.
When the waters receded, Hussain trudged through the mud and returned to his home with his family, only to discover that the dowry of his daughter Nousheen was badly damaged by the floodwater.
Over the years, his wife Sughra had bought a custom-made bed set and dressing table, as well as a juicer, washing machine, iron, bedsheets and quilts.
“Should we rebuild our house, sow wheat or get our children married? All three things are so important for us.”
Record monsoon rains have caused devastating floods across Pakistan since June, killing more than 1200 people and leaving almost a third of the country under water, affecting the lives of 33 million.
Photo: Arif Ali/AFP
Truck driver and father of seven Mureed Hussain was planning for his daughter’s wedding in October when floodwater inundated his home, washing away the entire back wall and, with it, her hard-earned dowry.
“I had been collecting her dowry for almost three years,” Hussain told AFP, who would put away a couple thousand rupees for her dowry from the 17,000 rupee salary ($80) he makes driving trucks.
Hussain’s village in Punjab province was badly affected, with floodwater destroying or damaging scores of buildings.
When the waters receded, Hussain trudged through the mud and returned to his home with his family, only to discover that the dowry of his daughter Nousheen was badly damaged by the floodwater.
Over the years, his wife Sughra had bought a custom-made bed set and dressing table, as well as a juicer, washing machine, iron, bedsheets and quilts.
“Should we rebuild our house, sow wheat or get our children married? All three things are so important for us.”
Record monsoon rains have caused devastating floods across Pakistan since June, killing more than 1200 people and leaving almost a third of the country under water, affecting the lives of 33 million.
Photo: Arif Ali/AFP
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