Cyclone Phyan: 250 TN fishermen still missing

Chennai: Cyclone Phyan may have crossed India's west coast ‘peacefully’ on Wednesday but several hundred fishermen are still reported to be missing.

Reports said on Saturday that nearly 250 fishermen, who ventured into the sea in rough weather from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district, have still not returned three days after the cyclone brought heavy rains along the country’s west coast.
The fishermen hail from six villages in Kanyakumari district. The Coast Guard have dispatched boats

and choppers to search for the missing fishermen.

Around 1,000 fishermen from Kanyakumari had gone to the Arabian Sea from November 1 onwards for fishing off the Kerala and Gujarat coasts.

The Tamil Nadu government had yesterday assured of the safety of the fishermen.

Assuring the distressed families of the fishermen, the Tamil Nadu government said the Coast Guard has been asked to help in rescuing the fishermen in the high seas.