Summary - Weathering the Storm in Ersama

Weathering the Storm in Erasma

narrates the adventures of a young man Prashant who was marooned on a rooftop

for two nights following a dreadful storm.

Prashant had gone to the coastal

town of Erasma in Orissa to spend a day with his friend seven years after his

mother's demise. It was that fateful day the storm lashed in full fury with

heavy wind and rain. Trees were uprooted and water entered neck deep inside the

friend's house. For two days, everyone took refuge on the roof till the

situation calmed down a bit.

Although everyone tried to pursue Prashant to stay for a few more days as the situation had not fully settled, he was determined to move ahead. Using a stick to guide him, he waded his way through the water to his village, eighteen kilometers away. Once there, he sought the assistance of Red Cross to find out the whereabouts of his family. Slowly, he found each one of them.