Black Friday

KIDART - Gujarat Earthquake 2001

Eearthquake-photos:
True Horror, Pain and More Horror


A multi-storeyed building collapsed in Ahmedabad

Under strong search lights, firemen, Indian army personnel and volunteers search for survivors in Ahmedabad.

India Today cover: "We hope we never have to come out with an issue like this ever again"

Virtually destroyed: One of the worst affected regions in Kutch is Gandhidham, located ten kilometres from the port town of Kandla. In areas surrounding Gandhidham, the devastation was total with villages almost completely wiped out.

Russian rescue teams pull out Ummerben, an elderly woman, after she lay beneath the ruins of her home in Bhachau for over 100 hours. The Bhachau intersection turns into an open-air hospital, relief trucks are in the background. All across Kutch, this is a common sight.
Students of Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology collecting aid for the orphaned kids and handicapped people. A small payback for being alive.

Kids praying