The recent Kerala and Nagaland flood have left behind them a trail of devastation and bereaved hundreds of families. As these states are getting back on their feet, numerous stories of personal loss and bravery as also coming to the fore. Shoshamma Abraham, in Pandanad, near Chengannur town, is one of many flood victims, who have lost their near and dear ones. She lost her husband on 16th August, when he went to search for neighbours. His body had to be tied with ropes and wrapped in plastic. In the meantime, the family tried to reach for help in vain. The local hospital neither had men or materials to respond to the tragedy of such proportion. By the time his last rites could be completed after 5 days of his death, his body had already badly decayed. This is just one of many stories which are the result of such major disasters. Kerala flood resulted in death or around 500 people and around a million people had to be evacuated. It is estimated that one-sixth of the population of