Help Needed in Karaikal (Village Near Pondichery,India)
Over 100 killed in Pondy, Karaikal region
Dec 26, 2004
Over a 100 people were killed in Pondicherry and Karaikal region of the Union Territory following tidal waves sweeping into the fishermen hamlets, Chief Minister N Rangasamy said today.
Talking to reporters at the helipad here before he left for Karaikal, he said while 42 people were killed in Pondicherry region, 60 had died in the Karaikal region. He was yet to get the toll from Yanam region of the Union Territory, which also bore the brunt of the waves.
Besides the victims, hundreds of people were injured and 130 admitted to different hospitals here.
Thousands of huts were washed away by the tidal waves and the destruction was devastating in Karaikal region, he added.
Mr Rangasamy said all the deaths were due to the tidal waves and not due to the impact of the tremor. It was an unexpected calamity and the relief measures were being taken up in full swing, he added.
All the affected were being shifted to safer places and police directed to evacuate all those residing in the coastal areas before this evening as a precautionary measure in the wake of the possibility of recurrence, he said.
The Chief Minister said he had apprised the Prime Minister and Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who was likely to visit Pondicherry tomorrow, about the calamity.
Later, along with Lt Governor M M Lakhera, Education Minister K Lakshminarayanan and Development Commissioner B V Selvaraj, Mr Rangasamy left for the Karaikal region.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police Sunil Garg told newspersons that the disaster management cell of the police department was put into service and all police personnel were on duty today. Evacuation of the people from the coastal areas was underway, he said, adding that a control room had also been opened for any emergency.
Source :UNI
Dec 26, 2004
Over a 100 people were killed in Pondicherry and Karaikal region of the Union Territory following tidal waves sweeping into the fishermen hamlets, Chief Minister N Rangasamy said today.
Talking to reporters at the helipad here before he left for Karaikal, he said while 42 people were killed in Pondicherry region, 60 had died in the Karaikal region. He was yet to get the toll from Yanam region of the Union Territory, which also bore the brunt of the waves.
Besides the victims, hundreds of people were injured and 130 admitted to different hospitals here.
Thousands of huts were washed away by the tidal waves and the destruction was devastating in Karaikal region, he added.
Mr Rangasamy said all the deaths were due to the tidal waves and not due to the impact of the tremor. It was an unexpected calamity and the relief measures were being taken up in full swing, he added.
All the affected were being shifted to safer places and police directed to evacuate all those residing in the coastal areas before this evening as a precautionary measure in the wake of the possibility of recurrence, he said.
The Chief Minister said he had apprised the Prime Minister and Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who was likely to visit Pondicherry tomorrow, about the calamity.
Later, along with Lt Governor M M Lakhera, Education Minister K Lakshminarayanan and Development Commissioner B V Selvaraj, Mr Rangasamy left for the Karaikal region.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police Sunil Garg told newspersons that the disaster management cell of the police department was put into service and all police personnel were on duty today. Evacuation of the people from the coastal areas was underway, he said, adding that a control room had also been opened for any emergency.
Source :UNI
Sridhar Mahadevan at 12/29/2004 12:12:00 PM |
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