100 Whales Beached In Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin

Mangalore Today News Network

Tuticorin, Jan 12, 2016:  Around 100 whales are beached on the shores of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu since last night.

Fishermen and officials dragged many of the whales back into the sea but they keep returning to the shores near Manapadu and Kallamozhi villages, say officials.

"These are small fin whales. They appear disoriented. It is the first time so many have been beached," senior district official Ravi Kumar said as he visited Manapadu.

"We have asked senior officials from the Gulf of Mannar marine park and the forest department to investigate," Mr Kumar told NDTV.

 

Courtesy: NDTV