Floodwaters took over villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri after Sharda river overflowed due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. With homes damaged, villagers huddled up in makeshift huts near river embankments.

Many flood-hit villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri are reeling under darkness. As night descends on in the flood-hit areas, the villages become sheets of darkness.

journey to Lakhimpur Kheri’s Mangalipurva and Mehndi villages is like a journey back in time. Many flood-hit villagers are staying in makeshift huts on river embankments.