Thursday, December 30 2004 12:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Nagapattinam (TN): Panic gripped the coastal belt of Nagapattinam with the Met office informing of yet another tsunami striking the district today (Dec 30, 2004).

Officials evacuated people from coastal belts and asked them not to go anywhere near the Sea.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is supposed to visit Akkaraipettai fishing hamlet, has cancelled her visit at the last moment.

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Thanjavur district collector J Radhakrishnan, who is overseeing the relief operations in the district told the residents of Akkaraipettai to evacuate immediately.