Kerala Kozhikode Sea: Withdrawal of sea to about 50 metres causes panic among locals | Check Tsunami alert

Kerala Kozhikode Sea: Seawater receded from Nainamvalappu beach on Saturday evening creating panic among locals. The district administration, however, said that there is no tsunami warning as of now.

District Collector Narasimhugari T L Reddy issued a warning to the locals asking them not to venture into the sea bed. “The seawater receded around 30 metres in the evening. Later, it gradually receded to around 50-70 metres. However, since it is night time, we cannot measure the distance as of now,” Reddy said. 

He said the locals have claimed that it happens once in a year. 

Why did locals panic? 

Similar to how it had occurred before the tsunami in 2004 and before the Ockhi typhoon in 2017, the phenomena had generated alarm on Saturday.

Situation on Monday (October 31) 

The district administration cleared that there is no tsunami warning and there were no high tidal waves.

(PTI Inputs)