Thursday, June 18, 2009

Seawater enters hamlets

Fishing operations in almost all 42 western coastal hamlets of Kanyakumari district came to a standstill on Tuesday as sea was very rough and sea water entered the villages.

As heavy winds were lashing the entire western coast for the past few days, the houses in proximity to the coast were facing the threat of being washed away.

When the sea water entered the villages this morning, over 25 houses were badly damaged at Kadiyapattinam.

The road connecting the coastal hamlets also suffered extensive damage.

As violent tides started hitting the shores right from early morning, a one-day holiday was declared for the primary school at Irayumanthurai.

From "The Hindu"

No comments:

Post a Comment