Tsunami anniversary: Sea water enters villages

CUDDALORE: Sea water entered about 10 fishing hamlets in Cuddalore late on Monday, the seventh anniversary of the tsunami,  creating panic among the people living there. With formation of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal, the sea was rough with strong waves.A cyclone-warning signal has been hoisted at the Cuddalore port. People in the fishing hamlets such as Devanampattinam, Thazanguda, Singarathope and Akkaraikori started panicking as the shore was submerged in sea water entirely.Fishermen who anchored their boats on the shore started shifting them to safer places. They also pulled back a few small boats using ropes to prevent them from being dragged into the sea by the waves.