A labourer works in water at the construction site for a hockey training stadium Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman carries cement on her head Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesA shanty encampment for labourers and their families outside the main stadiumPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
Labourers work outside the main stadium for the approaching 19th Commonwealth GamesPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesThe Commonwealth Games athletes' village is seen from the flooded areas of Mayur ViharPhotograph: Harish Tyagi/EPALabourers carry bricks during preparations for the the Games, which begin on 3 OctoberPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/APLabourers working hard outside Jawaharlal Nehru stadiumPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/APScaffolding still being worked on with less and less time to get everything finished Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty ImagesLabourers construct a staircase on a pedestrian bridge outside the main stadium.Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesIndian labourers and their children rest at the construction site of a hockey training stadium Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty ImagesLabourers walk past the entrance to the Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumPhotograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers dig during the construction of a drain outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadiumPhotograph: Manish Swarup/APWorkers on the roof of the weightlifting venuePhotograph: Reinhard Krause/ReutersA woman walks by the collapsed bridge next to the main Commonwealth Games venue Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers dismantle the collapsed footbridge at the Jawaharlal StadiumPhotograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty ImagesDebris is removed from the collapsed bridge Photograph: Getty ImagesA security guard stands in front of a placard showing the Commonwealth Games' mascotPhotograph: Harish Tyagi/EPAIndian security personnel stand guard outside a temple in the old quarters of Delhi, as security is increasedPhotograph: Parivartan Sharma/ReutersWorkers level the ground outside the illuminated Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumPhotograph: HARISH TYAGI/EPALabourers pull a handcart of cement sacks for construction work in New DelhiPhotograph: Manish Swarup/AP
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