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As 22-year-old Muhammad Aslam walked through the house, he noticed cracks in the walls where the walls once stood, and piles of straw covering the mud house.

His town of Sadli in Pakistan's Balochistan province has been devastated by floods since June, killing more than 500 people and so far destroying or destroying about 50,000 homes and displacing thousands. rice field.

Aslam and many others returned to the village to see if life could be reestablished here. But it was a painful sight to greet them. Nothing can be saved - even their farm is a dusty wasteland.

"I lost everything," he said.

In mid-June, the monsoon hit Pakistan for the first time. The country's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said he had 133% more rain than the annual average.

Torrential rains caused flooding, devastating many provinces and destroying entire towns, roads and bridges. According to local media, people were trapped underground without any help and were trapped for several days.

Satori was still cold and damp. Confusion hangs in the air.

Aslam said he was worried about more rain next week and moved his family to a makeshift shelter on higher ground.

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The authorities pitched tents to help them. In Balochistan alone he has over 18,000 homes partially or completely destroyed.

Residents of Sadri say they don't know how long the next disaster will last. Their fears are worth nothing.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of a new monsoon season, which will bring strong winds and heavy rains to parts of the country.

This happens when water levels drop and many rivers begin to return to normal.

Flooding has also had a major impact on livelihoods, with half of the population still dependent on agriculture and livestock.

Muhammad Saleh is a cotton and wheat farmer. He told us that his year's crop was lost in a matter of days due to severe floods.

Under an overcast sky, he and his brother pulled out a sack of wheat buried in a pile of wheat. His face falls as he opens the bag to examine the precious grain.

"He was devastated," she said.

This wheat weighs 350 kg, which is enough to feed our entire family for about eight months.

The 40-year-old father of two lived in the home with 27 other people, including siblings and other family members.

His family moved into a temporary shelter until it was safe to return home.

Residents told the BBC that shelters often ran out of food and lacked food.

Local government agencies are helping to set up camps in flood-affected areas and relocating families with the help of humanitarian agencies.

Officials acknowledged the delay in relief operations but said it was a matter of resources, not manpower.

Saleh said he was looking for temporary work as a laborer but was finding it difficult to find work due to the destruction of farms in the area.

Winter is coming and we have nothing. We don't have beds.

In a village in Lasbela district, the community gathered to offer prayers with the families of the three deceased.