A village completely washed down to the ground at Sonakhali, Sunderban.
A father with his son, standing in front of their broken house, in which they are still forced to live.
The salty sea water rose to heights marked by the leaves of this tree which turned yellow.
A local club has taken the initiative to collect clothes from Kolkata and distribute amongst the victims who lost everything to the cyclone.
Most houses have been washed away and people are trying to erect ad hoc shelters with whatever little is at hand.
The river dams have been breached at several places.j
A smaller breach of the river dam letting in water of high tide.
Brick roads have been washed away and at places are nonexistent.
The relief committee has undertaken the task of repairing breaches in dams.
Even this emergency work has been contracted out and complains of irregularity are rampant.
Labours are working at the emergency project of erecting dams at rates much below the standard rate.
Some of the homeless people have taken shelter in primary school buildings.
These buildings often do not have a proper floor and people are living in this ankle deep mud within the school building.
A mother trying to cheer up the child.
School building turned relief camps.
Salt water have devastated cultivable land.
A common kitchen run by the panchayat. The people were complaining that the panchayat alloted 500gms pulse for the 200 people living there.
Among the very few standing tube-wells.
This van came with relief from panchayat office. The supply of this van was supposedly for 'one booth' having 1,400 voters, at least 2,500 people!!
Under construction bridge from Sonakhali to Canning.