Waves kiss the shore as boats – tied down – sway with the breeze. It is dusk, and husbands and brothers bid goodbye and head towards the deep blue with net and basket in hand. The ladies of the house watch them move towards their boats – and then into the horizon. As their silhouettes disappear, fear sets in. They get on with the rest of their work but their hearts feel heavy and uneasy.

It’s hard to let go of memories from last year’s devastating Cyclone Ockhi. On 29 November 2017, the cyclone hit Kerala, killing 52 and rendering 91 missing.

A year later, the memories are still fresh. The fishing suburb of Poonthura in Thiruvananthapuram lost so many family members on that treacherous day that even today many who returned are scared to step back into the waters.