Able to return to them. but i have to go and find food for us, we are going hungry. on our way to dry land, we come across more people and pick them up. they ve been in the water for hours. three boats had gone past them in a rush to get to other villages. for one of the men, help came too late. translation: our friend drowned just moments i before you arrived. he slipped, and he was swept away. we couldn t save him. he s gone. in other parts of dadu, families who ve lost their homes are sleeping on the roadside. some do not even have tents, let alone food. and it s all become too much. our children are hungry, she says. we re not getting any food, why is no one helping us? the water is coming from all sides from the overflowing ....