The sea condition improved on Thursday, and Kannamaly and Cheriyakadavu in Chellanam panchayat breathed easy though the coastal village had braced up for more flooding compared to Wednesday. Chellanam panchayat president K.L. Joseph said around a hundred houses close to the seashore continued to be under threat and people from 18 households had shifted to either their relatives' houses or have taken houses on rent in view of the rough sea condition and flooding on Wednesday.
The panchayat president said that the people were not willing to shift to camps and that only four adult males were present at the facility at Kannamaly Forane Church parish hall. Kannamaly is the worst-affected though the sea has considerably subsided on Thursday. Mr. Joseph said that food was being distributed to the most-affected households either by voluntary agencies or by the department of revenue.
