Surviving the 2011 floods in Badin

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This years devastating floods have affected over seven million people in Pakistan’s Sindh province.  According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, 1.36 million homes have been damaged and close to half a million people are already residing in relief camps set-up by the government and/or volunteer organizations. Thousands remain stranded in their inundated villages. Hosh media contributor FurSid, visited some affected areas in Badin with a group of volunteers from SA relief and sent in these pictures.

Hosh media is a volunteer-based organisation that aims to bring youth voices onto the mainstream media in Pakistan. Hosh media contributor FurSid is an aspiring photographer from Karachi and his work can be found here.

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