Cyclone Tauktae | Chellanam continues to reel under flooding, 250 people shifted to relief camps
A dozen homes are absolutely or partially flooded in Kandakkadavu, greater than a rating of homes are under risk in Maruvakkad and Bazaar areas, the place seawall has collapsed
The coastal village of Chellanam continues to reel under flooding as excessive waves continued to thrash the coast within the midst of heavy rains that began early on Friday.
Nearly 250 people from over sixty households have been shifted to 4 relief camps within the coastal village of Chellanam as flooding felled homes and compound partitions, and hampered rescue operations because the Fort Kochi-Cherthala highway went under water.
Figures from the district administration stated that the primary camp to be opened, St. Xavier’s Public School, Kandakkadavu, had 148 people from 45 households whereas the St. Mary’s High School camp had offered shelter to 39 people from 14 households in Chellanam. At the identical time, two camps – Chinamaya Vidyalaya (quarantine centre) and SDPY Central School, Kalathara, Palluruthy had sheltered 42 people from 12 households. The people have been shifted to these camps from Kannamali space of the Chellanam panchayat.
The coastal village continued to reel under heavy rains, excessive waves and flooding on Saturday although residents stated there appeared a bit of easing of the state of affairs Saturday morning. But the excessive tides invaded the shores a lot earlier than the anticipated time of two p.m. stated Father Dani Anthony, a Catholic priest who runs a charity establishment within the village.
A dozen homes are absolutely or partially flooded in Kandakkadavu; greater than a rating of homes are under risk in Maruvakkad and Bazaar areas, the place seawall has collapsed, stated Joseph Arakkal of Samyukta Samara Samity, which has been demanding restore of seawalls and groynes and erection of recent segments to forestall flooding and defending the coast.
K. J. Maxy, MLA, stated that the state of affairs was grim. But he had visited a lot of the space Saturday afternoon and made certain that meals and ingesting water reached the camps in addition to these houses, which wanted them. He stated that rescue operations have been being coordinated by the district authority and he was absolutely conscious of the actions being taken to reduce the hardship of the people.
Asin George from Kandakkadavu stated that his home was positioned on the next plain however waters had reached the courtyard at the same time as these residing on the decrease degree had taken refuge on their terraces and roofs together with outdated people. But the concern of COVID 19 was preserving people from going to the rescue camps, he added.
The flooding is so extreme that people stated solely fireplace engines might transfer on the flooded highway at the same time as a number of people sought shelter on their terraces and roofs even with outdated people of their teams.
P. A. Charles, a resident of South Chellanam stated that Maruvakkad and Chalakkadavu, and areas north of those locations have been the worst affected. He stated that the realm the place he lived, Malikapparambu, shut to the Chellanam mini fishing harbour, was not experiencing flooding immediately from the ocean however the rain water drains and canals have been flooded and water was flowing up to the residential areas alongside the canal and stormwater drains.
The contemporary bout of flooding claimed its first sufferer Friday night when V.V. Antony Valiyaparambil fell into the flood waters and was carried away whereas attempting to put up boundaries as waters rushed into his residential premises.