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On the fifth day after the super cyclone a military helicopter flew over the
shelter and dropped food parcels. It did not return later but they needed
food. So, the youth in the crowd gathered empty utensils. The children
were made to lie in the sand with the utensils on their stomachs to
indicate to the passing helicopters that they needed food. The
helicopters got the message and returned with food and other
necessities for the crowd at the shelter.
Prashant found that a large number of children had been orphaned. He
brought them together and put up a polythene sheet shelter for them.
Women were mobilised to look after them, while the men secured food
and materials for the shelter.
Orphaned: a child who loses either one or both of his parents to death
A large number of children had been orphaned in the super cyclone.
Prashant put them together under a polythene sheet. The women in the
shelter were deployed to look after the children and the men arranged
food for everyone.
As the weeks passed, Prashant was quick to recognise that the women
and children were sinking deeper and deeper in their grief. He
