Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster . This is the true story of how flood affect our tuticorin city. Our city Thoothukudi, also known as Tuticorin is popularly known as the ‘Pearl City’ due to the pearl fishing that is carried out in the coastal belt of the city. The beaches of Thoothukudi are among the most popular attractions of the region. Enjoying the waves, the sun and the sands in this area is boundless joy. There are many parks for families to hang out and enjoy quality time together.
Flood causes Heavy rainfall resulting from tropical weather But due to natural calamity flood causes damage to lives and properties right from Thoothukudi in southern Tamil Nadu. Such a devastation had not happened in the last century, said salt manufacturers.
As salt pans across our district remain inundated, salt stored in heaps, motor sets, field partitions, drying area, internal roads, workers’ houses, electrical poles and distribution lines and all our basic amenities were completely washed away in this disastrous flood . Before flood came into my street at around midnight me , my husband ,my children, my mother -in -law & my father -in -law are sleeping but before we go to sleep we kept safe our ornaments, certificate, and other important things but we all are thought that flood not came to our street may be flows through other sea side areas. But we have little fear in mind , if flood will come to our street what will we do ; where will we go ; before flood my mother and my sister -in-law said, please came to our home but we thought flood will not come , we saw next day , how the situation is ! Then we will decide. But Thoughts are different but what happened is different. When me and my husband sleeping in our room at around 3 ‘o’ clock my husband phone was ringing I thought who call this time I wake up my husband and give his phone to him . call is cuted but again my husband call and spoke with him. My husband aunt ‘s son said , flood came near our street so please come fast to stay in our house loft. Then my husband wake up my father -in -law, my mother -in-law and my husband said, aunt ‘s son is calling me and told flood came across our street so please come fast we all stay in his house loft. Then my husband said to me switch on the light then he saw flood water come to house veranda , we also saw it our street is fully surrounded by flood water we all are so much confused and worried how to go outside house. my husband carrying our baby on his back; he also carrying a college bag in his shoulder , then he get struggle to walk in flood water. After few seconds, Me and my mother -in -law close the house main door and walk into flood water. It ‘s raining , time is early morning 4:30 temple bell is ringing. Me and my mother -in -law feel so struggled to walk in flood water , my husband and my father -in -law go front of us everywhere flood water finally we reached main road petrol bulk that time my husband uncle call me and said go to office that look like home it has sufficient rooms ; then my father -in -law said ok we all go to my husband ‘s uncle home. We decide to go but there is no auto but my husband karate student ‘s father help me. Then, we my husband ‘s uncle office it look small home there is one hall, one study room , one kitchen , one living room that’s it . My husband’s bike is drowning in the flood he take my
father -in -law bicycle to brought breakfast for us. But no more shops will be opened everywhere flood water my husband searching for every shop to bought breakfast no shop will open then he ride the bicycle and go to 8th street and bought idly for us . One week passed, we all stay in my husband ‘uncle office. Then next week , me, my husband ,my mother -in -law go to our house in auto but flood water not fully drained only few percent will drained. When we go to our house, in veranda few water not drained , then we entered into house wall look like fungus, me, my husband, my mother-in-law clean the house. But our water motor, fridge, washing machine everything repaired . After our cleaning work is finished again we will go to my husband uncle house because in our street is flood water is not drained completely so that was the reason to stay in my husband uncle house. Next week, my mother came to tuticorin because of some reason that time transport is clear buses are running. I am also go with my mother . 10 days I will stay in my mother house . After 10 days, I will go to my husband house flood water is completely drained but plumber said he cannot repair the motor . He said next week he will surely went to house and fit the motor. Without motor , we are so much suffer we can go to our neighbour house and take water for our necessity . After 2 weeks , plumber came and fit the motor then will be we feel everything alright now.·