Residents of Kandanassery village near here were quite surprised when small fish started raining down towards the end of a sudden downpour on Monday night.The phenomenon was first noticed by two persons when the little slimy things started pattering on their body while they were returning home late in the night.According to N.G.K.Pillai director of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi there was no scientific explanation for teh incident. They might have com efrom the earth consequent on the rainwater drenching the earth. He said the freshwater fish species like Gobids can hibernate in land without water for quite some time and when the land is drenched consequent on rain, they come out of hibernation.Dean of Kerala Agricultural University's College of Fisheries at Pananagad, Ernakulam, K.S.Purushan while agreeing to pillai's explanation, pointed out another possibility. He said that at times heavy wind over teh sea would carry small fish and water from the sea and when the force of the wind recedes they would be dropped to earth.
He said that depending on the force the wind could carry them many miles. He said that the fish so carried would be able to survive in the water being carried by the wind. This could be the cause of the reported 'fish rain' here.
New Indian Express, February 13, 2008
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