Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a Dubai mall on Thursday 24th February 2010, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city’s proudest attractions.

Amateur video footage posted on the Web site of Dubai newspaper Gulf News showed what appeared to be hundreds of gallons of water showering down on the polished tiled floor of the Dubai Mall, which sits in the shadow of the world’s tallest tower.