Among the many places worst hit by Cyclone Nisarga in Raigad is the Roha taluka where villagers, snatched of power and water supply, are forced to walk several kilometres to fetch drinking water, wash clothes at nearby rivers or lakes and finish meals before dark as there is a dearth of candles. Those affected belong to Yashwant Khar, Sanegaon, Malsai and Bhuneshwar villages.

Residents were seen carrying pots of drinking water on their heads. "All the electricity poles collapsed and wires got snapped. We all have been living in the dark since June 2," said Bharati Sunil Divkar of Yashwant Khar. Shreedhar Dhumal, 24, was filling a huge water container at a pump on Wednesday. "I run a poultry farm and I need lots of water for cleaning," Dhumal said.