shovelling

We saw men cooking on open fires, with elderly women shovelling sand around the bottom of their shacks to stop water getting in.

Reuters photos showed earth movers and rescue workers shovelling silt and mud to dig out military vehicles buried by the riverside.

As the floods receded, people have begun piecing their lives back together, shovelling mud out of their homes, and washing clothes and appliances that have turned brown.

In areas where the floods have subsided, residents have started shovelling mud out of their homes.

Her father took jobs from shovelling coal to driving a taxi, while her mother worked in a sweet shop.