Whenever a vessel appears on the horizon, she rushes to see whether her 16-year-old grandson Vineesh is there. Vineesh is among 96 fishermen still missing from Thiruvananthapuram district’s fishing hamlets Poonthura and Vizhinjam after going out to sea before Cyclone Ockhi ravaged the southern coasts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. “A senior oarsman who was with him escaped and reached the shore two days back. The priest comes out occasionally to console her and many others who have made the beaches their temporary home — in wait for their kin. They are coming here after many days just for photo ops,” said a woman who refused government assistance.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 01:41 UTC