I sometimes go and sweep houses in the mornings but get only 30 rupees for three-and-a-half hours' work, or on a good day 60 or 100 rupees.
In the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, where a deadly wall of water surged down streets and swept houses off their foundations, Karnettia Jacko, 26, slipped from her husband's grasp and sank into the murky water, relatives said.
The most significant landslide occurred in Milange District at nighttime, which swept houses into a river; about 2,500 people were left homeless in the village.
Ramya [Translated] In the morning I'll sweep the house, I'll put rangoli in front of the house and wash the vessels and the clothes, and help my mother in the cooking.
"They had to sweep my house with a dog.
"Sweep the house clean and return to your village, just as you promised.
After leading a putsch that toppled an unpopular government in December, he said all the right things expected of modern-day coup leaders: he was not really interested in power but had simply come to "sweep the house clean".
And, yes, scrub, dust, vacuum and sweep your house.
The upcoming changes, to some degree, are unstoppable, yet they function to "sweep the house clean" rather than to reinforce any negativity.
