When monsoon fury strikes
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The monsoons are here, and for coastal cities across India, they bring a unique experience. For cities located along the sea, the monsoons are a heady cocktail of incessant rains, beautiful weather and giant waves crashing on the beach.
We take a look at some spectacular images of waves spraying an impression on coastal cities and their residents.
Image: Children enjoy the waves at Worli seaface in Mumbai on a rainy day
Photographs: Sahil Salvi
When monsoon fury strikes
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It is an adventurous ride for a taxi which drives along Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon'.
Photographs: Desmond Boylan/Reuters
When monsoon fury strikes
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A wave takes a man by surprise as it hits the seawall in the northern Spanish city of Gijon.
Photographs: Eloy Alonso/Reuters
When giant waves shook up cities
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A woman watches waves batter the shores of Wenling in Zhejiang Province in China.
Photographs: China Daily/Reuters
When monsoon fury strikes
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These waves leave the calm town of Wimereux in northern France in a tizzy.
Photographs: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
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