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Waves
of Destruction in Southern Asia
Sunshine
on the east were turned into scenes of disaster because of Tsunami
WHAT IS TSUNAMI?
TSUNAMI
(Pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a Japanese word which means “harbour Waves”.
Tsu means harbour and nami means waves. Tsunami is a gigantic chain tidal
waves which was formed by seismic activities like huge earthquake or
volcanic Eruption in depth of the sea.
It
is displacing the overlying water in the Ocean. Tsunamis have caused
significant damage to coastal communities all over the world.
The
earthquake triggered a tsunami of up to 10 to 20 meters high, sometimes
travelling as fast as jet airlines, flattening houses, hurling fishing
boats on to roads, sending cars spinning through swirling waters in to hotel lobbies and
sucking sun bathers, babies & fisherman out into the sea.
In
26th Sunday morning exactly 6:28AM (As per Indian time), the
earthquake was happened in near the southern coast line of sumatra. It
was crossed 8.9 on a Richter Scale.
It
effected in 257 km south, south east of sumatra, Indonesia,
1806 km east south east of colombo, srilanka
990 km south, south east of port blair, Andaman
& Nicobar Island
2028 km south east of Chennai.
2077 km south east Bhubaneshwar
THE EFFECTS AND SITUATION IN TAMIL NADU:
When the Marina Beach because Night ware:
Usually
in marina beach people will come for exercise from 4.00 AM onwards. Early
in the morning walkers and children playing cricket on the beach were
washed away by the tsunami waves. Men and material even as those lucky to
escape watched helplessly in horror.
Tsunami
may have lasted just a few minutes but the impact was much longer,
characters by the destruction it left behind. An empty shamina with
“MERRY CHRISTMAS” pinned on it fluttered in the wind at the santhome
Basilica church, while on the Marina beach broken frames of fishing boats
and destroyed houses was all that remained Tsunami lifted all the places
of northern chennai east coast line places. Every turn we take the same
story.
Death at the Doorstep:
But
it was far worse for the fishing hamlets of Ayodhyakuppam &
pattinappakkam, These are the two fishermen towns in the city . The wall
of seawater that hit the coast around 8 am brought instant death to many
residents of hamlets.
When
the water swell came in several of the fisher folk died in their sleep.
Some of the childrens playing in the beach front were also swept away.
All
perished in the massive tide that swept away chunks of land, houses and
huts along with belongings as also vehicles parked on the beach.
Sands Save boats:
On
the shore, the scenes even more tragic, the devastation even more
complete. Marina suddenly turned a parking lot for colourful boats. Where
is the boat riders?
No
words on fishes men who driver in to sea before 4.00 AM in the morning.
Their relatives waiting for their news. They all are missing, no one
knows what happened to them and Hundreds of fishing boats washed away.
Mass burial in Nagapattinam:
Who
could thought a single night could change the face of the world.
Nagapattinam is worst effected district in TamilNadu. After the huge
earthquake in the depth of the sea, tsunami was submerging the entire
area, people and furniture swept out into the sea.
They
have not stop counting bodies and the Sea left uncounted childrens as
ORPHANS. Here 770 Childrens were died by killer waves. Now the people
were seeking shelter in local temple, wedding halls and community halls.
2 thousand peoples are homeless. Even they wondered why the GOD so cruel
to them. And We can see the people who lost the loved ones and
homelessly. Officials said that 2300 peoples were dead in Nagapattinam.
6
months old baby sugami was born like blind, her mother saved Rs. 6000 for
her treatment on eye operation but it washed away by killer Tsunami into
the sea. She waver see her birthday.
In
velankanni, the houses and shops was washed out, the sea water entered
into the church also, bodies were lying in the roads, most of the
tourists were missing who came for church on Christmas.
Relatives from Kerala, Karnataka & Goa had
started pouring in here and were reporting about the missing family
members.
Hundred of bodies are still under sand in the
Coastal areas. Many bodies
were removed immediately and sent for mass burial which were brought to
the Nagapattinam Hospital. All bodies handed over to the relatives
without post-mortem. Most of
the bodies could not be identified.
Fisher man Colonies:-
Fisher man have borne the burnt of the waves in
the district. Dozens of their colonies were swept away without trace as
the giant waves turned into watery graves for the men whoeked out a
living by the sea.
Normal life was thrown out on Cuddalore:-
Another
effected place by Tsunami is Cuddalore. Calamity struck Cuddalore in the
form of seismic waves, claiming over 400 lives mostly children and women
in the Coastal Villages of this district.
Before
realised what had happened, many found watery grave. Even seasoned fisherman could not
swim against the ferocious waves, while women and children fell helpless
victim to the fury of the sea.
Normal
life was thrown out of gear and tension prevailed in the coastal
villages. Also hundreds of fishing boats washed away.
Some
bodies are remain there in the Cuddalore Government Hospital, some
was removed by their relatives. After visit of Chief Minister Selvi.
J.Jayalalitha, officials went in to the Cuddalore and the process of
rescue operations and help is going on there.
Effects on Kanyakumari:-
Over
525 people and their families were reported killed and thousands of
people homeless as Seismic waves hit the Coastal areas of Kanyakumari
district.
Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant Safe:-
Allaying
the fears of any nuclear mishap Government said “ the nuclear power plant
in Tamil Nadu is safe”. There is no danger of any radiation. The Atomic
Energy regulatory Board members said, that the plant will not be
functioned. It will be in “shut down mode” for safety precautions. A
total of 61 deaths have been reported from the township and villages
surrounding the plant of the total Causalities, 31 are from the plant he
said adding that most of the deaths occured as people had assembled in
Churches close to the sea front on Sunday morning.
Neighboring
Union Territory of pondichery reported a loss of 377 lives, including 265
in karaikal an enclave surrounded by Tamil Nadu. People have been killed
in the worst ever natural calamity. Similarly In kerala the toll was 162
and in Andra Pradesh 97.
The toll may took sharp rise in Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
Devastated Island:
Many
of them were just come for walk to start Sunday morning On Seaside,
Suddenly they saw that the sea resteering towards them & they run to
escape, they climbed up to the buildings, they thought it will be safe
but the waves so high as 15 meters height then it engulfed all and all
the buildings started caving. Nothing is there, the water washed away
everything.
In Gujarat’s
earthquake, Among the people, Airforce officers offected first in
pojewell debestrated. Its surprising flash back here in Car Nicobar.
Airforce officers quaters destroyed fully out of 25 members, duly 5 of
them left. They were 4 families lined. Waves are taller than the houses,
the water drages them and many of them lost their life. Car Nicobar
chapter is no more. To overtake this it will take month not year.
Andaman
& Nicobar Island said that more than 3000 people have been killed,
The causalities may go up as the worst because 5000 peoples were missing.
The Biggest worry is Epidemic:
Scale
of disaster is very high & the possibilities of disease is huge. So
the medical centers it has sufficient antibiotics & they are doing
all precautions in effected areas.
Although
rains hindered relief work in Nagapattinam, the state government are
launched massive relief operations engaging defence forces and aircraft
and ships to reach food, blankets, medicines & other material to
people in the effected areas. Even though there is many people short of
food and drinking water. And many political leaders went to the effected
areas and the launching some help to the peoples. And also Aircrafts have
been pressed into service, carrying the relief materials, persons for
rescue&relief operations.
The
focus in there to prevent the epidemic. A new danger in cuddalore for
colora and other disease. There are peoples is not allowed to travel to
India because of fear of disease. And Indian government release the visa facilities who wants to
leave the country.
Today
they had very quiet sunny day and relief & rescue & volunteers
there to help. Medical camp is there to prevent out break of Epidemic.
Asian
Nations counting the human and economic cost of the tragedy western
Nations pledged aid and geologists asked why warning systems that could
have saved thousands of lives were not in place.
The
Indian government said that they will import the tsunami warning system
from USA, so they can provide warning about these nature disasters, and the people can also
get saved. Tsunami warning system is there only in western countries. It
is not there in southern Asia countries and these countries are not member in that counsel
also. So they could not send any warning to southern Asia Country.
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geophysicists said that the map of Asia will not be same before. It has
small change and permanently altered the regional map.
Shobana Devandiren
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