In pictures: Madras survivors
Hildasan, 50, net-maker

I was repairing some fishing nets in the harbour when I saw the waters rising. I'd never seen anything like it. I began to run for my life - I knew something was very wrong. The rumbling noise, the rising water, just didn't make sense. As I ran inland the sea seemed to be roaring in the background. Only later did I see the damage the sea had caused.

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