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Villager women empty their cotton filled shawls on a pile after collecting it from cotton crops, which was damaged by floodwaters due to heavy monsoon rains, in Tando Jam near Hyderabad, a district of southern Sindh province, Pakistan, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Nearly three months after causing widespread destruction in Pakistan's crop-growing areas, flood waters are receding in the country, enabling some survivors to return home. The unprecedented deluges have wiped out the only income source for millions, with officials and experts saying the floods damaged 70% of the country's crops. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)