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Reuters: Rehmat Soomro and her family are threatened by flood waters ravaging southern Pakistan, and could face starvation and disease if they don't leave their village.
But unlike others, they refuse to move to a relief camp because they don't want to mix with other castes.
"We don't want to live with families of another caste," said the 40-year-old widow, standing in front of her small brick house, as waters crept up.
In Pakistan, caste divisions are so deep that some would rather put their lives......
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Some Pakistani flood victims refuse to flee
Posted by Reuters: Rebecca Conway on September 19th, 2011
Posted in Water Conservation