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A street photograph of a post-cyclone damaged neighbourhood. A yellow signboard reading கமல்நகர் stands at a corner beside a concrete building with wooden shutters. Fallen tree branches and debris lie on the dirt road, and corrugated roof sheets are scattered in the foreground. A small boy in a checked shirt walks toward the sign, and a man in light clothing stands near the building. A motorcycle is parked on the left under overhead power lines.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A yellow street or locality sign with a scalloped top edge and dark blue border, painted on a weathered concrete wall beside a slatted wooden panel. A small painted Ganesha figure sits at the top centre of the sign, and the Tamil name is shown in large dark blue letters. Dry twigs lie at the base of the sign.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A street scene in a village after a storm. A large leafless tree with broken branches dominates the centre, its trunk leaning across a row of concrete shopfronts. Beside it is a small shop with a yellow shutter and bright cloth goods and strings hanging at the front, and a two-storey building with a balcony to the left. A few people stand near the shop entrance, one in a white shirt and another carrying an orange bag, and a person in a khaki uniform is at the bottom right. Motorcycles are parked on the pavement, and a pile of debris sits at the far right.2012-01-06A photograph of a damaged village street after a storm, with rubble and broken concrete piled along the roadside in the foreground. A large bare tree trunk stands in the centre beside a small shop front with a blue-shuttered counter, shelves of goods, and a blue banner with Tamil lettering on the left. A man sits on a blue stool in the shop doorway. A child in a red shirt sits at the lower right and a figure in a dark shirt walks at the lower left, beside a parked motorcycle. Partially visible text reads Tamil script on the signboards. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-06A damaged mud-walled hut with a collapsed thatched roof stands beside tall palm trees on a dirt road after a cyclone. Debris of broken palm fronds, branches and torn tarpaulins lies in front of the house, with a blue tarp draped over part of the roof. A man in a light shirt and sarong walks on the road in the background, and a motorcycle is parked nearby. Utility poles and a damaged shed are visible on the right.2012-01-07A dusty village street after a cyclone, with bare and broken trees, a leaning utility pole and scattered debris. A crowd of villagers, mostly women in colourful saris and children, gathers in the road. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands among them, and a child sits atop a vehicle. Children in school-style shirts walk toward the camera in the foreground. A small roadside shrine with a deity murti and a yellow-draped structure appears at the right.2012-01-07Daytime photo of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street lined with palm trees and utility poles. A green truck with relief sacks and cargo stands in front of a whitewashed building with a balcony and round decorative medallions. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the truck, one standing on its bed and handling bags. Local children and young men watch from the roadside, and a small sign on the wall shows a portrait of an elderly man with Tamil text. A plain, documentary relief work scene.2012-01-07A cyclone-damaged village street in Kuttiyankuppam with fallen trees, scattered debris and torn palm fronds. On the left, a young man in a red shirt and yellow shorts stands near a yellow building with a terracotta tiled roof, while a shirtless man sits on a low concrete step eating. Several men stand in the road, including one in a teal shirt and one in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a yellow-green striped shirt and grey trousers photographs the scene with a camera. A green vehicle is partly visible at right.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A dusty village street with a white-walled building on the left bearing red and black Tamil lettering on its signboard, including a large red word and a shop name. A motorcyclist in a white shirt rides down the muddy, puddled dirt road toward the camera. Along the roadside, a few people stand near parked bicycles and a white van, one man wearing a long white garment and turban-like white cloth. Thatched-roof huts, tall flagpoles with red and white striped posts, a large green tree and a hillside rise behind. A woven bamboo fence and a chalkboard sit on the right.2007-03-03A roadside scene after a cyclone, with damaged thatched huts and trees along a paved road. Blue and yellow tarpaulins cover makeshift shelters, and bundles and bags lie on the pavement. Several people ride motorcycles and a bicycle moves past on the left. A dog stands near the yellow tarp, and palm trees and power lines stand in the background under a pale sky.2012-01-07