Resumo de Catastrophe In Cuddalore

Thalamkuda
is one of the 55 villages in cuddalore district. The houses in the
village are located at the seashore. One could get a clear view of the
beach and its waves from the houses. This scenery could envy any
visitor who or trespasser.Alas! Mother nature cast her anger on
December 26 2004 by its powerful weapon namely tsunami. Was it her envy
or punishment? Who knows? This remains of the phrase ?I have given
suck, and know how tender is to love the babe that milks me. I ould
while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from its
boneless gums, and dash?d the brains out, had I so sworn as you had
done to this?(Shakespeare?s Mac Beth) There are 6oo families
residing in the area. The whole population can be divided on the basis
of two communities namely vannyiars and fisherman. The formers reside
on the countryside while the later lives nearby the seashore.
A look on the educational qualification reveals that none of them
posses even a basic degree. They are reluctant to work in government or
private sector. They believe that fishing trade fetches more revenue
than an employment though the fact remains that the income from the
trade has been reduced for the past three years. Even though there is a
decline in the margin of revenue it is still enough to meet the basic
need. Heavy competition is the reason attributed to this downfall.
The waves that struck the residents at 8:30 A.M. have caused perennial
damages to houses and properties in the first 2 floors besides claiming
35 lives. The pathetic fact behind the entire story is that some were
curious to know what those magnificent waves meant and hence they stood
watching. When they realized that it had come to engulf their lives it
was too late to escape.
The total lives that were lost in the tragedy amounted to 35 a majority
of them being women and children. Some of the bodies were lost in waves
and later found in chidambaram. The waves were as tall as a coconut
tree and it struck the village twice.
However none of them were hurt or killed in the second occurrence since
they were cautious enough and took the necessary precautions. Even in
the case of the first wave many of them died after making their
children and other loved ones to escape from the disaster.
The first person whom we met was a 57-year-old man namely
Subramanian.His house was in the first row and he lost his wife in the
tragedy. He was not bothered bout his properties worth Lakhs of rupees
that were lost during the tragedy. His social status and luxurious life
prevented him from accepting any of the relief measures.
MRS.Arayi a young woman of 24 years lost two of her children. Her
eldest child managed to escape from the tragedy after her efforts to
wake up the younger ones proved futile. She was depressed but still
utters the entire incident.
MRS.Mangai an old lady in her 60?s was too weak to speak. Her close
relative one MRS.Prema explained the demise of the formers daughter and
granddaughter.
Finally we met a couple of old ladies. Most of them lost property. They
alleged that relief measures did not reach them. On the contrary
somebody else claimed in his or her slot.
Three N.G.O.?s are working for rehabilitation of the place. The victims
can be broadly classified into 2 categories those who lost their loved
ones and the others who lost property. The former is in need of
counseling while materialistic benefits mark the later?s need.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Nagappatnam in Tamilnadu and
Andaman and Nicobar islands are some of the worst affected places, not
to mention Srilanka, Sumatra and java that have almost perished. This
calamity has again opened up sharp arguments for another debate about
existence of god.

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