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Outdoor relief scene on a dirt village road after a cyclone, with uprooted and bent palm trees and damaged thatched huts. A green-and-yellow open flatbed truck is loaded with sacks and bundles, and two men stand on its bed while others hand items up from below. A man in a light shirt and a teal-blue cap stands on the truck, and a man in a brown shirt and white cap stands at the rear. A woman in a dark sari and a woman in an orange sari are nearby, a young girl in a light blue dress and a young boy in a white shirt watch, and a few other children are visible. A red-orange flag flies from a pole beside blue tarpaulins, and cattle and parked motorcycles line the road.

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Photo of a cyclone-hit village road with a green and yellow truck loaded with sacks and containers. Volunteers in white head caps and brown shirts stand on and around the truck, one raising an arm. An orange flag with a dark emblem flies from the truck. Coconut palms are bent and broken, damaged thatched huts and blue tarpaulins line the dirt road, and cows and children stand nearby. A motorcycle with registration PY.01.BE 8861 is parked at right. Relief distribution in progress.2012-01-06A village lane of sandy dirt beside a thatched hut with a blue tarpaulin roof, where relief distribution is taking place. A green truck with metal slatted sides is parked at right, and a man in a light cap stands on its bed handing items down. Several villagers gather around: a man in a blue shirt and shorts carries a metal bowl toward the hut, a woman in an orange sari stands nearby, and a child in a light shirt and shorts stands by the truck. A man in a khaki shirt and dark trousers with a white cap watches from the centre. A person at left photographs the scene, and a red flag flies from the truck. Motorcycles and bicycles are parked at the edges.2012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A green and yellow truck with a Puducherry PY registration plate is parked at the centre; a woman in a pink sari and a light green head covering stands on its bed passing packets down. Below, a woman in a blue sari and a girl in a white dress and red leggings receive packets from the truck. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching nearby, while a man in a blue shirt and white head covering stands by the truck. Debris and fallen branches lie in the background.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor photo of a food distribution in a cyclone-damaged village street. A man in a brown shirt and white hairnet stands on the back of a green truck, while a crowd of villagers press forward holding steel vessels. Women wear orange, red and patterned saris and a girl in a white dress with a braid stands at left. A boy in a striped shirt and lungi looks on. Palm trees, damaged thatched houses and a small concrete structure line the street, with an orange flag on a pole at upper right.2012-01-06Photograph of a village street after cyclone damage, with a crowd gathered around a parked truck receiving food. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a portrait and Tamil-script text. Several villagers in mostly plain clothes stand close together, including a woman in an orange sari at left, a young woman in a red and gold outfit holding a plate, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and an older man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Broken palm trees, a leaning tree, and a thatched structure with a damaged roof appear in the background, beside an orange-walled house with a small shrine picture on its upper wall.2012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street. A green-and-yellow truck with an open cargo bed stands at the roadside. A woman in a pink sari with a green headscarf stands in the truck bed, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti leans over the truck bed. Beside the truck, a white sack is on the road, and a woman in a light grey headscarf and a girl in a floral dress stand near it. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and blue checked lungi stands at right. A child in pink stands at left. Behind them are a pale two-storey house with circular ornaments on its facade, palm trees, and utility poles with tangled wires under a clear blue sky.2012-01-07Outdoor photograph of a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after the cyclone, showing relief distribution from a yellow three-wheeler van. A volunteer in an orange shirt and light green head covering stands in the back of the van handing items down. A man in a striped polo shirt stands on the van bed beside him, with a small orange flag mounted at the rear. On the ground, a woman in a teal sari and a young girl in a white top and grey skirt reach up toward the van, while a woman in a pink sari and a small child stand nearby. Behind them are a multi-storey concrete house, a thatched hut, a parked motorbike, and bare trees under a pale sky.2012-01-06 +1 copiesDaytime 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 village lane with pink and white houses and a thatched roof on the right. A green-framed vehicle with a green canopy and an orange flag on a pole stands in the middle, with a man in dark clothing seated on top. Around it, several women in saris of pink, orange, and blue, along with a child in a pink top and a young girl in blue, crowd close to the vehicle while a man in white with a white head cloth reaches toward it. A boy in a blue shirt stands at left, and parked motorcycles sit at right. Tamil text is printed on the green canopy.2012-01-06