Cyclone Tauktae’s impact on Kerala was worsened by the infrastructure projects along its coast
Human activities like land reclamation, development of ports, shrimp farming, river diversions and sand mining have made the state vulnerable to climate change. 4 hours ago A fisher who lost his home in the Cyclone Taukte watches the crashing waves from a geotube seawall at coastal village Chellanam, Kerala. | KA Shaji / Mongabay India
An eerie silence is still prevailing over Chellanam, a coastal village panchayat located between Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, where cyclone Tauktae barrelled dangerously into the tiny houses of covid- battered fish workers a few days ago. Over 500 houses of the village were inundated in the worst-ever sea attack since Cyclone Ockhi of 2017.
A CPF leader said the community was traumatised by the frequency of shootings in Cape Town after three people were shot and killed by unknown gunmen while two others, including a 13-year-old child, were injured in a shooting on Tuesday.
Local cities, counties to honor veterans with Memorial Day ceremonies
Hendersonville and Asheville as well as Buncombe and Transylvania counties will hold Memorial Day ceremonies.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park will hold a ceremony on May 31 at 11 a.m. in the park at 538 Tracy Grove Road in Hendersonville. The ceremony is dedicated to Lt. Col. Alan Carroll Leonard.
An invocation will be followed by the singing of the national anthem by Calintha Cali McClintic, the Pledge of Allegiance, a flag-folding ceremony by the West Henderson High Falcon Battalion Army JROTC and a special presentation from Hendersonville City Councilman Jeff Miller.