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The Guardian - UK
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Shah Meer Baloch in Jaffarabad

‘We have no dry land left’: impact of Pakistan floods to be felt for years

Mohammed Ali, a landlord in Sohbatpur, standing in front of his flooded agricultural land.
Mohammed Ali, a landlord in Sohbatpur, standing in front of his flooded agricultural land. Photograph: Shah Meer Baloch/The Guardian

Muhammad Naeem Khoso lost thousands acres of crops when the torrential downpours that devastated Pakistan in July and August turned his land in Jaffarabad into a lake.

“I had invested 40 million rupees (£163,042) into different crops, mostly rice,” he said. “I lost almost everything. The floods have ruined and washed away everything.”

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