Pakistan: Preparing for disaster in south Punjab - in pictures

Wading into floodwaters spreading 3km from the banks of the Indus river, a man checks fishing traps near a submerged clump of trees. Last year's floods swept away whole villages in south Punjab, leaving affected communities struggling to prepare for the monsoon season. Many flood defences destroyed then remain in disrepair
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In the remote village of Juglani, a family fears their house will collapse, causing them to lose everything again. Oxfam has been advising villagers on reconstruction and creating earth embankments around buildings
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A young girl plays outside her newly reconstructed brick home. After a fresh round of flooding, the house has already started to show signs of imminent collapse Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

With their furniture and valuables stored on platforms in the palm trees for safety, Mukhtar and Farzana crouch over a tandoor oven buried in the earth as they prepare dinner. Residents of Basti Alurid lost their homes, crops and farming tools in the floods
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Families from rural Muzaffargarh have set up an unofficial camp on the edge of Daira Deen Panha village. Despite intense heat and lack of aid or proper sanitation, they are tired of rebuilding their lives and have vowed never to return to their devastated lands
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Villagers look through first aid kits distributed by Oxfam and discuss emergency measures in preparation for this year's monsoon season Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Men, women and children from the island village of Lashkar Pur enact an emergency flood scenario in which they are evacuated with their livestock and possessions Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Crowded into Lashkar Pur's community shelter, women and children watch as Muhammad, a farmer, demonstrates his newly acquired resuscitation skills
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In the village of Jhalaren, on the banks of the Chenab river, health worker Nasreen, 25, looks through the contents of an emergency medical kit. She has recently been trained to deal with emergency situations arising from flooding Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Sajid, seven, swings on a rope on land surrounded by deep water and sunken palms. His family rebuilt their homes only for them to crumble again when the monsoon season returned. To avoid losing everything again, they are shifting their valuables by boat
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A boy carrying a bundle of sticks for firewood and a can filled with fresh water makes his way across the rubble of his former village. One year after the floods, the community of Baid Guji still live in tents and temporary mud shelters Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Two brothers make their way in a small wooden boat across the high waters of the Chenab river at dusk Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Families camping out in makeshift shelters on Layyah's mud-built flood protection barrier have again found themselves surrounded by floodwaters Photograph: Alixandra Fazzina/Oxfam

Using a bamboo pole, a boy makes his way to his flooded home in a karahi, a cast-iron pan usually used for making sugar
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