After catastrophic monsoon flooding swept across Pakistan, the waters reached the mountain village of Kuz Pawo.
The next morning, Muhammad Ayaz walked to the community water point his family had relied on for years.
He turned the tap.
Nothing came out.
For more than 60 households, that shared system provided water for drinking, washing, and cooking.
The flood had torn through the pipes and filled the tank with mud. Overnight, the village lost its primary source of clean water.
Families began searching for water wherever they could find it — in shallow streams, in standing pools left behind by the flood, in distant sources that were not clean or reliable.
“My children were getting sick again and again,” Muhammad said quietly. “We were afraid of the water, but we had no other choice.”
Without the money to repair the system themselves, families felt helpless.
Working through a trusted local partner, International Relief Teams helped repair the damaged pipes and restore the system. When water began flowing again, the impact was immediate.
Muhammad returned to the water point and turned the tap once more.
This time, water flowed.
“When the water came back, it felt like life returned,” Muhammad said.
The long searches for water ended. In a place where so much had been washed away, the return of clean water meant stability again.
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