Another Pakistan winter without a roof

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Another Pakistan winter without a roof

Descrição: Oxfam estimates that some 1.8 million earthquake survivors in northern Pakistan will face a second winter in makeshift shelters. csm

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"I'm worried. How can I live this winter?" Mr. Akbar asks, while standing in front of the same mountains that last year shook with such violent force. Villagers young and old lined up on Friday to receive a free donation: corrugated galvanized iron (CGI) sheets donated by Save the Children.
(...)
Just up the road, Saifur Rahman, a schoolteacher, has already built a smart and solid home of cement, mud, and stone, with enough room for his family of 12. Thoughts of winter bother him little, and he is already planning to expand.
But Mr. Rahman's comforts represent an extreme, underscoring that home reconstruction has been otherwise rare in this landscape of ruin and doubt.
(...)
The estimated reconstruction costs have forced a national debate over how much hope a year can bring.
(...)
"So far as the compensation is concerned, its execution on our part has been excellent. You cannot compensate millions in a day," says Masood-ur- Rehman, the assistant commissioner of Kashmir. Major deaths by disease and cold were averted, and thousands, having received their checks, are now ready to begin rebuilding.
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Moments before he spoke, residents could be seen walking up the mountainside with CGI sheets balanced on their heads. Surefooted, they headed in the direction of treacherous peaks, where new roofs glistened in the afternoon sun.

oh desejo trocado por vontades e histórias
oh memórias
de esperança temerosa e força perdida
porque os outros dos outros somos nós
num percurso sem chegada ou partida
tudo isto és tu e eu e mais o resto
que sem palavras me sinto e me revejo
em tudo em nada em morte em vida
oh incontrolável caminho de loucura
oh angústia
oh desespero