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Accompanied by a 48-day-year-old baby and aged parents, an Ajman-based teacher and victim of the Kerala floods, was shifted from four refugee camps in a matter of 24 hours. Due to the torrential rain and lack of space and necessary supplies in many refugee shelters, the teacher's family had to move camps every few hours.
A music teacher with the Woodlem Park School in Ajman Manju Manoj spoke about her traumatic experiences over the last four days, and said she is anxious for her family's future. "Nothing prepared us for what happened. Our home is fully submerged in water. How can I go back to UAE when I know my parents and sister is not safe," exclaimed Manoj.
Speaking to Khaleej Times from the Vishwajyothi Public School Refugee Camp in Angamaly, Manju explained that her family left to Ernakulam on July 3 as her school closed for the summer holidays. "I have been living in the UAE for four years. We were at home in Manjoor, Kaladay, when the rains began getting increasingly bad. Our house is only 1.5 km away from the Periyar river, and every time there is a rise in water levels, our houses flood."
She added, "On Monday, the situation got increasingly bad. And we shifted all our material things to the first floor. However, on Tuesday morning, people in the area began making announcements and asked us to evacuate our houses immediately." The water levels in the areas neighbouring were rising in a matter of minutes, and she was forced to evacuate without her husband.
Manju packed a few essential identification documents and left the house with her son, parents, sister, and sister's infant. "My, and my sister's husband were not able to get to us on time. They are in separate camps at the moment, and can't get to us because the roads and completely blocked," she added.
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