Now it's time to get to work. But the helicopters are only the first link in the chain. Most of the roads this far from the capital are impassable. In Save, planeloads of food remain undistributed - and a small army of lorries struggles to cover the still flooded terrain. And while the water has receded in recent days, some sections of the road remain flooded.
Faqir slowly navigates the lorry through neighbouring fields to avoid being stranded.
My house I can rebuild. Have your say Mail the editor By mid-afternoon, it has started to rain heavily and visibility is down to five metres. Faqir stops by a local farm where he procures a waterproof sheet to protect them. Three hours into the journey from Vilangulu, only five miles have been covered. The lorry has no windows, and the rain begins to seep through into the cab and onto the floor.