The recent rains in the UAE caused widespread destruction. Millions of people were affected in one way or another during the torrential rains. Thousands of people were confined to their homes due to water inundation in their respective areas.
A Pakistani family in Sharjah was irreparably damaged by these rains. The water inundated the house, damaged the furniture, rendered the household appliances unusable, and rendered school books and copies unusable.
Six-year-old Asif and his 12-year-old brother Amir were waiting for school to open following the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. He went to a new class and his mother Saima, who hails from Karachi, bought him new textbooks, copies and school bags.
Children’s dreams of schooling are now shattered. On April 16, rainwater flooded his house in Al-Aqiya area of Sharjah. The family took refuge with an acquaintance in Ajman.