BMC contract workers clear sewage sludge from a roadside gutter at Veera Desai Road in Mumbai on Sunday, May 3, as part of pre-monsoon desilting efforts to prevent flooding. (Pics/Atul Kamble)

A tragic scene unfolded at Bargi Dam where rescuers found a woman clutching her child after a cruise boat capsized in a storm. The death toll has risen to nine, with search operations ongoing in Jabalpur. (Pics/PTI)