15K EVACUATED AS FREAK WAVE STRIKES INDIA | |
Anonymous Coward 12/08/2005 10:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.dawn.com] snip NEW DELHI, May 21: At least 15,000 villagers were evacuated on Saturday after a freak tide caused a surge of sea water in the southern Indian state of Kerala , triggering memories of December’s devastating tsunami. Sea water crashed into fishing hamlets late Friday in Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Thrissur and Kannur districts, state revenue Minister K.M Mani told reporters. Meteorologists did not say what caused the tide. “District officials with the help of the police shifted people living in the coastal belt into 16 makeshift camps as sea... Last Edited by Account Deleted by User on 09/25/2011 06:33 PM |
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