It had been a long day for us, seeing all the destroyed homes and locals living in tents in Kuala Krai. I was heading out of this village when I saw this man scavenging through some scraps and left over parts of broken houses.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m just cleaning this part of a roof for my house.”
“So then where do you live now?”
“Over there in the tent, but I have nothing else to do so I come here daily to find parts to try and rebuild my house again. I can’t even go back to work as we lost everything and I have to be here now, so best I look for scrap. I don’t expect help to come anytime soon, I’m gonna build a shelter for my family first. For us this is how life is today. So tell me what can you do to help me?”
“I will share your story.”
(Kampung Dusun Nyiur, Kuala Krai – Malaysia)
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