International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Swat after the floods

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Men pray in the rubble of their flooded mosque in Swat Valley, Pakistan
A boy plays with a wooden rifle in Swat valley, Pakistan
Men, donkey carry wood on road in Swat Valley, Pakistan cleared by aid workers
Men in Swat Valley, Pakistan work on a water system installed by the IRC
Two villagers sit atop an IRC-built water tank in Swat Valley, Pakistan
Boys in Swat Valley, Pakistan play football in warm clothes from the IRC
A man in Swat Valley, Pakistan works in an IRC-built irrigation canal.
Children play cricket on a rebuilt street: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A man rides a tractor in northwestern Pakistan
A village elder inspects a new crop of wheat in northwestern Pakistan.
A boy feeds chickens in northwestern Pakistan.
Four village elders in Camp Korona, northwestern Pakistan
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC

The people of Swat Valley have gone through unimaginable suffering in the course of just two years; first when the Pakistani military launched an offensive to drive out Taliban militants from the area and then by the worst floods in Pakistan’s history. The IRC is helping local communities recover and rebuild.