'More than 800 bodies found so far in Kanyakumari'

More than 800 bodies had so far been found in Kanyakumari district after the December 26 Tsunami and been buried, official sources said.

More than 800 bodies had so far been found in Kanyakumari district after the December 26 Tsunami and been buried, official sources said.

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Three bodies of children, aged 11, four and four months respectively, were found by rescue workers near Colachel port on Wednesday and also buried, they said.

Meanwhile, another report from Nagercoil said that a couple had to postpone their marriage to January 15 after the Tsunami. Their wedding was slated to take place on December 29 but both their huts were washed away, along with ornaments and clothes.