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It was the monsoon season during the November holidays last year.

It
commonly rained then and the air was as fresh as a daisy. We stayed indoors
frequently, except when the weather was breezy so that we could play outdoor
activities such as flying kites, playing soccer in the lush green field and
sometimes just enjoying the cool breeze which had blown past us.
One night, my family and I went to bed earlier than usual as it was
raining cats and dogs outside. We could not do much about the storm and
decided to get adequate rest to start a new day the next morning. When we were
all unconsciously in our deep sleep, we were awakened by loud noises of
gushing water.
When we regained full consciousness to open up our heavy eye lids, we
were shocked to see ourselves floating on water as well as being soaked up till
our waist. We tried tosalvage whatever we could grab in the nick of time. My
father quickly wrapped all the valuable items in blanket and slung it over his
shoulder. We swam out of our house and climbed to the rooftop toavoid being
washed away in the surging flow of flood waters which turned our village into a
giganticfast flowing river.It was a terrible sight that the water rose up so quickly
to the rooftop. My family and theother flood victims were stranded on rooftops
and all of us wore on a sad and disappointing expression. Whats more, we had
to see our own homes being submerged in water and uprooted trees being swept
away like a broom by the dangerous water.
Fortunately, the rescue team came tooffer help and brought us to safer
ground.We were located in a temporary relief centre until the flood had
subsided. It was not verycomfortable in the centre, but it was sufficient. Thank
God none of our lives were taken away by theperilous fold water. We sat
together, closely to keep ourselves warmer although blankets were givento us.
High protein biscuits were also served to replace rice as our main meals. It was
miserable to behomeless. Some victims sat together and whispered in low
voices, complaining and expressing theirwoe.
After five days, when the water had receded, we returned to our
territories. Although wewere left with only four walls without a roof, we were
relieved. We had a tough time cleaning andwashing out house which was
covered in silt and debris. I hope this will never happen again ain thefuture

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