Floods again...

Nov 26th

the last 2 days have been pretty grim- the power was out- it had been raining heavily- the water levels had been rising fast- there were breaches at several areas- and they say many places are still at risk because of the force of the waters- every time the skies darkened, I was praying… many colonies have been inundated and totally cut out- trichy is marooned - train and bus services have come to a stand still- no schools, offices-

Thankfully our colony has been spared yet again- but those that have been affected are in a really a terrible situation- I dont know whats happenning- people have been cooped up in lofts of homes- old people and people with babies…people abandoning their homes and going off to other places- roads have just dissappeared and water has taken over…fast flowing, muddy water everywhere- y’day nite, power has been restored- but our land lines are not working-

we were to have a family function at grandmother’s tomorrow- but had to cancel becos of the flood - it was really scary … some colonies were totally cut off- hubby and friends were going around seeing if they could help people- but officials have been pretty conscientious and help and rescue operations have been in full swing-
we too had gone to see the kaveri in spate- the sight was amazing - the whole bridge was crowded with people- and people were just crowding to watch open mouthed- I saw a very old lady with walking stick being helped by relatives- she also wanted to see Kaveri- the locals helped in piling sand bags at Amma Mandapam- the banks of the Kaveri- they have cordoned the area off with ropes- becos people were just going to the edge to look- the statue there was almost submerged- and so was the church near by…water was seeping thru the sand bags- onto the streets - the force and momentum of the water was unbelievable! the unbearable part was seeing just the roofs of huts, houses- and inmates holed up in the upper stories of their homes- with no access - "saappattukku enna pannareenga" ( what’re u doing for food?")somebody was screaming to someone peeping from a window…

i saw vessels floating-cant bear to think abt these people …people are just sitting with their belongings on road sides- below the water tanks, in the marriage hall near by - just sitting with vacant looks- and two buses were washed away - bodies are being recovered…

I’m trying to just switch off thoughts and images - one feels the need to have some kind of superior Power to ask to set things right- but in the face of so many natural disasters one after the other-in different parts of the world- one just feels everything is so futile- I mean what has to happen just happens- some are spared- and others well…

Thank u to all those who reached out to know if we were ok…