Comment/Editorial: On land, at sea, lives matter: Cyclone ockhi, which caused large-scale destruction in southern India, should open the eyes of officialdom to both the landward and seaward dimensions of cyclones

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2018) Comment/Editorial: On land, at sea, lives matter: Cyclone ockhi, which caused large-scale destruction in southern India, should open the eyes of officialdom to both the landward and seaward dimensions of cyclones. Samudra Report (78). p. 3. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

As natural disasters go, Cyclone Ockhi which, between 30 November and 2 December 2017, took the lives of hundreds of fishers, injured many others and destroyed numerous fishing vessels at sea, stands out for the disproportionate damage it caused at sea than on land. The dead included not only fishers from the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala who were on short- and long-haul fishing trips, but also undocumented migrant fishers from faraway places. This, arguably, is the first-ever cyclone that took away lives at sea on the southwest coast of India, but spared those on land.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM1065
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Cyclones, India, Fishing Communities, Disaster Management, Safety at Sea, Migration, Governance, SSF Guidelines, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 11:10
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 06:57
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1655

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