Sea erosion and wave of panic along coastal areas

Strong waves hit Kollam, Alappuzha and Thrissur coasts, flooding and damaging houses and uprooting trees.
Sea erosion and wave of panic along coastal areas

Strong waves and sea erosion struck several coastal areas in Kollam, Alappuzhaand Thrissur districts on Monday, flooding and damaging houses, uprooting treesand creating panic among the people. Some coastal stretches in Alappuzhadistrict witnessed the rare occurrence of the sea receding up to one km fromthe shoreline, exposing the marshy sea-bed.

Kollam:Thesurging waves struck Kakkathope, Kurisnmoodu, Gulfil Nagar, Thanni,Adhichamanthoppu, Lakshmipuram, Kochuthoppu and Kakkathoppu coastal belt nearEravipuram.

Thedistrict administration evacuated about 24 families from Tanni area. C T SureshKumar, Fisheries Deputy Director, Kollam told Express that the families will be moved to the housesconstructed under the tsunami rehabilitation project at Mayyanad once they arecompleted.
Alappuzha: More than 200 families along Alappuzha coast have beenshifted to relief camps.
Panic prevailed in the Purakkad coast after the sea withdrew from the shore forsome distance.
After the district administration failed to shift the people, the coastalpeople blocked NH 47 for over two hours at Purakadu and Karoor. Revenue MinisterAdoor Prakash, Irrigation Minister P J Joseph and Home Minister ThiruvanchoorRadhakrishnan visited the areas and promised immediate steps for constructingsea walls in the affected places.

Seaerosion was reported at Omanappuzha, Vadackal, Punnappra, Challi Kadappuram, Ambalappuzha,Purackadu, Karoor, Thrikkunnapuzha and Thottapally.
Sea water entered 160 houses and about 800 people were shifted to a relief campat K K Kunju Pillai Memorial School. One more relief camp will be opened at SDGovt UP School at Neerkunnam.

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