Wednesday, January 12 2005 16:43 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Port Blair: Coastal areas of Andaman and Nicobar faced flooding again last night (Jan 11, 2005) as the New Moon water rose to the highest level since the tsunami hit the Islands on December 26, official sources said.

The water surged to the level of 2.40 mtrs, the sources said adding that it was 2.35 mtrs, the day before (Jan 10, 2005). However, it was apprehended that the water might go up to this level.

The people of low lying areas like Guptapara, Shadipur, Corbyn's Cove, Sipighat, Haddo and Chiriatapu moved to safer places as the water gushed in.

These areas had been marked vulnerable for flooding by the administration in a Vulnerability Map, released in Port Blair on January 9.