Giant waves, more than 12 feet high, hit the northern side of the famous
shore temple at Mamallapuram, 60 km from Chennai, on Tuesday evening,
leaving the heritage monument three feet deep in water. Sea water gushed
inland for about 75 metres, leaving behind a pool of water. The temple
town was virtually empty with more than 3,000 shops downing shutters to
protest an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) proposal to take over an
ancient Perumal temple in the town. While there were no casualties, the
waves triggered memories of the 2004 tsunami when the temple town was
badly hit. "Tuesday's waves were a reminder of the tsunami. We were
scared when we saw the tall waves. Fortunately, all shops were closed,"
said V Balan, a member of the Mamallapuram Traders' Association. The
high waves, ASI sources said, started on Monday evening and continued
all through Tuesday before resulting in a deluge in the evening. As a
result the ASI is contemplating banning entry of visitors on Wednesday
to the shore temple. However, oceanographic experts have been quick to
reassure that the big wave is not the result of a tsunami. "This is just
a local phenomenon and possibly a freak phenomenon caused by low
pressure," said Dr M A Aatmanand, director of National Institute of
Ocean Technology.
- RSOE EDIS
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Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Freak wave grabs chef and friend at Glentana
GEORGE NEWS - Well-known local chef and director of the Eden School of Culinary Art Carol Wicht and her friend Lydia Barrett had a very narrow escape from the sea near Glentana on Sunday after deciding against walking their dogs on the beach due to rough seas.
"We were still on the dry sand, but on looking at the sea, we decided it was not a good day for a walk. We had already turned away and were walking back among the rocks when a freak wave struck from nowhere and took us totally by surprise.
"Lydia was ahead of me and managed to keep her footing but I had stooped to pick up my dog and was drawn into the sea," Carol said.
"We want to thank our two guardian angels Cynthia and Philip Voigt who came to our rescue. If it were not for these two guardian angels we would not be here to thank them personally," Carol wrote in a thank you note which she asked the George Herald to include.
Neither of the women was injured except for bruises but Carol said the extreme force of the water drew off her wedding and eternity rings. The Mossel Bay station commander for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Dawie Zwiegelaar, said on Monday that he had noticed that the spring tide experienced on Sunday was exceptionally high and that the freak wave was possibly due to the tide.
- George Herald
"We were still on the dry sand, but on looking at the sea, we decided it was not a good day for a walk. We had already turned away and were walking back among the rocks when a freak wave struck from nowhere and took us totally by surprise.
"Lydia was ahead of me and managed to keep her footing but I had stooped to pick up my dog and was drawn into the sea," Carol said.
"We want to thank our two guardian angels Cynthia and Philip Voigt who came to our rescue. If it were not for these two guardian angels we would not be here to thank them personally," Carol wrote in a thank you note which she asked the George Herald to include.
Neither of the women was injured except for bruises but Carol said the extreme force of the water drew off her wedding and eternity rings. The Mossel Bay station commander for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Dawie Zwiegelaar, said on Monday that he had noticed that the spring tide experienced on Sunday was exceptionally high and that the freak wave was possibly due to the tide.
- George Herald
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