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witnesses highest tides in 100 years Mumbai:
Scores of people gathered at Mumbai's Gateway of India on Friday to watch
the tallest waves in 100 years. Mumbai was lashed by tidal waves 5.5 metres high,
and curious residents also visited places like, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among
others to have a glimpse of the soaring sea waves. The fire brigade, coast guard
and other authorities were on an alert and around 200 families were evacuated
from the coastal regions. "I read into the newspaper that it is going to be century's
highest tide that's going to be here in Mumbai that's going to be 5 metres tall.
Just wanted to experience how it is like," said Narayan Shravan. The high tides
were believed to occur by a combination of monsoon and strong gravitational pull
of the moon two days after the new moon. Barricades were placed in seashore vicinity
as a safety measure, as water roared over roads near Prabhadevi, Worli, Juhu and
Bandra part from the one near the Gateway of India just outside the Taj Mahal
Palace & Tower Hotel. Coastal areas near Mumbai, such as Thane, Bhayander, Uttan,
Palghar, Boisar and Dahanu also experienced the unusual high tides. The high tide
started at 2.05 pm and the waters are to ebb at 8.09 p.m. when it will reach the
lowest level of 0.77 metre, the weather bureau said. -July
24, 2009 Go
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