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A flood-damaged village scene in rural India. In the foreground, a red metal cabinet or trunk lies tilted on a heap of broken wooden planks, sandbags and debris, with a blue pipe and wire lying across it. Behind it, collapsed and partly standing mud-and-stone houses with thatched or woven mats, weathered walls and green shrubs surround a dirt-and-rubble ground. No people are visible. The scene shows destruction left after floodwaters in the aftermath of flood relief work.

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Photograph of flood devastation in a village after a flood, showing collapsed mud-brick houses reduced to heaps of rubble, scattered wooden planks, broken timber, a red tin sheet, a woven mat and debris across dried, cracked earth. A man in a white shirt on the left edge points toward the ruins. Green trees and a small white domed structure stand in the background under a pale sky. Relief work at Sindhanur, Karnataka, 2006.A photograph of flood-damaged village houses in Sindhanur, Karnataka, India. Collapsed stone and mud-brick walls, scattered rubble, broken wooden beams and dried straw lie across the ground. A utility pole and green trees stand in the background under a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.Photograph of flood-damaged village houses in Sindhanur, Karnataka. Collapsed mud-brick walls, a broken doorway with a white-painted frame, and scattered timber beams, roof sheets and rubble fill the foreground. A green tree and a blue sky sit behind the ruins. No people are visible.Photograph of flood-damaged village houses in rural India. Collapsed mud-brick and stone walls lie in heaps of rubble, dirt and scattered debris. A woven bamboo mat roof sags over the left foreground, with a bicycle lying among the wreckage. White sacks and blue cloth lie amid broken stones. Green trees and utility poles stand behind the ruined houses under a pale sky. No people are visible.A photograph of storm or flood damage: a partly collapsed concrete house with broken slabs, rubble and chunks of concrete piled across the foreground. Corrugated metal sheets lie twisted on the right, a grey satellite dish sits in the debris, and a red and green cloth hangs over a broken pillar. Green trees stand at the left under a pale blue sky. A woven bamboo mat is hung on the upper-floor balcony, where household goods are visible. No people are present.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefOctober 02 20092009-10-02A photograph of flood damage in a village of low brick and concrete houses. Roofs are torn away, corrugated tin sheets are bent and scattered, and piles of dried straw, reeds and debris are heaped against walls and across yards. Several partial walls and steps stand among the wreckage, with a green tree at the upper left and a few distant buildings on the horizon. No people are visible in the scene.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefA photograph of collapsed village houses after a disaster. Concrete slabs, broken bricks, fallen thatch and palm fronds, and wooden beams lie in a heap in the foreground. A blue wooden door painted with red diamond shapes stands at left, still upright in a broken wall. A woven mat lies over the rubble at right, and a green tree and a thatched-roof structure with stone pillars stand behind. No people are visible.2009-10-02October 02 20092009-10-02October 02 20092009-10-02