- High Tide (Tsunami) Warnings In Mumbai (Bombay) July 2009.
Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) published the 19 days of high tide as Red letter days in the rainy season between June 22 and September 21 for this year, this means when the crest of waves at high tide is over four meters and there is heavy rain at same time, and the possibility of the city flooding is very high.
The metropolis would experience one of the highest tides of 5.05 m in the last 100 years on July 24, 2009.
Additional Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Kishore Gajbhiye said this.
”Mumbai will experience probably the biggest high tide. In July 2005, when the city had experienced floods, the high tide was of 4.85 m.
On July 24 this year, the high tide will be of 5.05 m.
This year, the city will experience high tide on 22 days during the Monsoon,” Mr Gajbhiye said.
”On July 23, the high tide will be of 5.01 metres. If the high tide will be accompanied by heavy rains, the city will witness floods.
In such a situation, people should take due care and not leave their homes,” he said.
Warning by the government:
HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES IN GHAT AREAS,GOA, IN THE DISTRICTS OF THANE, RAIGAD, RATNAGIRI AND SINDHUDURG AND IN MADHYA MAHARASHTRA DURING NEXT 24 HOURS.
HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES IN GREATER MUMBAI AND OVER MARATHWADA AND VIDHARBHA DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
Flights, especially domestic ones, were deferred by about an hour. “For the past two days, operations have been affected due to rain,” said an airport source.
Although visibility was poor on Sunday morning, international flights heading West remained largely unaffected.
Sources:http://www.news-relay.com/latest-news/high-tide-tsunami-warnings-in-mumbai-bombay-on-24-july-to-26-july-2009/
