Tsunami impact in Tamil Nadu (To go with tsunami stories)
December 25th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), Dec 25 (IANS) Impact of the Dec 26, 2004, tsunami on Tamil Nadu:
* 13 districts affected
* 238 villages and 418 hamlets affected
* 7,997 lives lost
* 241 children orphaned
* 1,513 children who lost one of their parents
* 846 missing
* 3,625 injured
* 118,000 houses damaged
* 0.49 million people evacuated
* 1.078 million people affected
* 16,082 cattle dead
* 51,078 fishing vessels damaged / lost
* 0.3 million families whose livelihood was affected
* $880 million damage to infrastructure, including housing
* 8,844.35 hectares of agricultural and horticultural land damaged
* 775 km roads damaged
* 608 km power lines damaged
* 14 ports / fish landing centres damaged
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