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A photograph of a river with muddy brown water flowing from the left foreground toward the background. Along the right bank lies a broad bed of large grey and white rocks and boulders, with dry tan grass and scrub above. Several people are in the water on the left, some partly submerged and swimming or wading, and a young shirtless boy stands at the water's edge on the rocks. Two men in light shirts and dark trousers stand on the rocky bank on the right, and an orange-coloured cable or rope runs across the foreground over the water. Flat farmland and tree lines stretch along the far bank under a hazy sky.

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Aerial view of a wide, muddy brown river flowing diagonally across the frame with rocky banks on the right and sandy shoals on the left. Three people are swimming or wading in the water near the right bank, and one person stands on a pile of grey boulders at the edge. Green shrubs and a line of distant trees fill the background under a pale sky, and a faint purple logo appears at the upper left.A photograph of a flood-damaged bridge over a river in a town in Karnataka, India. The concrete bridge deck is broken, with one pier leaning askew at left. Residents in white and light clothing, some in a red-bordered sari, walk along the damaged span and carry white sacks stacked on a wooden ramp at the right. Eroded mud, rubble and debris surround the road in the foreground, and a cracked asphalt road ends at the washout. Houses, palm trees and telecom towers line the distant bank under a hazy sky.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefA photograph of a collapsed concrete bridge over a river at Sindhanur, Karnataka, after flooding. A tilted concrete bridge section leans out over brown water on the left, with a broken railing at its top. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red polo shirt and dark trousers stands beside a pink rope and bamboo stakes marking the edge. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near a pale-clad figure, and several people stand and sit on the upper bridge deck and the raised concrete section, including a woman in a blue sari. Dry earth, bamboo scaffolding and distant trees and buildings fill the background.Photograph of a flood-damaged riverside bridge with a bank of sandbags stacked on a sloped ramp, workers and villagers walking across muddy, debris-strewn ground in the foreground. Several men in the foreground wear white shirts, a striped shirt, a pink shirt and a yellow polo; one man in front wears a red cap and a yellow shirt. Others stand on the bridge deck and on the broken concrete piers, and a few are in the water at right. Bamboo scaffolding leans against the bridge, and the brown river reflects the pale sky.Outdoors on a dusty riverbank at a flood-damaged site, a group walks over packed earth and rubble beside a wide brown river. A broken concrete structure with a white railing stands at the right, with pink ropes running across the scene. In the centre, a man in a white kurta with a mala necklace walks forward, flanked by a woman in a dark patterned salwar and a woman in white. Other men in white shirts and a man in an orange cap stand nearby, and more people in white and dhotis are visible on the embankment behind, some carrying sticks. Dry shrubs and trees line the far bank under a pale sky.A wide, murky brown river in flood stretches across the frame, with sandbars and partly submerged rocks breaking the surface in the midground. Two small figures stand waist-deep in the water near the center, and a couple of other people are visible on a rocky outcrop to the right. Green tree-like shrubs and a dry, flat bank with distant dense vegetation and a power line form the background under a hazy sky.A photograph of a damaged concrete bridge over a flooded river in Sindhanur, Karnataka. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis work on and around the bridge, some carrying sacks of grain or sand up a sandbagged embankment on the right side. Others stand on the riverbank and on the bridge deck near parked motorcycles. A rusted scaffolding frame supports the structure beneath the deck, and a broken railing extends over the water on the left. Hazy sky, palm trees and low buildings lie in the background.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefFebruary 02 20072007-02-02A rural dirt road in India runs along the right side of the frame, its edges strewn with loose gravel and rubble. Water pools in ruts and washed-out patches across the road surface, and a dry, brown tangle of brush lies in the foreground on the left. Green scrub and trees line the far side under a pale, hazy sky. A bicycle leans near the water on the right, and two distant figures walk along the road at the top right edge. Flood damage to the road is visible throughout the scene.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood relief