Children used King’s Square as a makeshift pool and some people questioned whether the Olde Towne was sinking — “ridiculously high tides” certainly created a splash over the weekend.

Six inches of seawater accumulated in the square on Saturday morning, partly as a result of the full moon but, according to St George’s mayor Quinell Francis, locals took the unusual phenomenon in their stride.

Ms Francis told The Royal Gazette last night: “I got it more from the rest of the island, in reference to seeing the pictures and thinking St George’s was sinking.

“It wasn’t as big a concern to the St Georgians as it was probably to everyone else.”

Ms Francis added: “I think everyone was just sort of enjoying the seawater in the square. We did have some children actually wading in it.

“It was not a normal occurrence, but it has occurred before.”

As of last night, however, the excess water had drained away and no damage had been reported.

The mayor added: “As far as I’m aware, it didn’t make it inside the town hall.”

Multiple photographs and videos submitted to this newspaper and posted on social media showed flooding and high water in low-lying areas across the island.

Samantha Swainson, of St David’s, submitted a number of photographs of flooding in her neighbourhood. Ms Swainson, who has lived in the area for 15 years, said: “I have never seen flooding like that.”

Her photographs showed water encroaching towards Kindley Field Road.

“I was shocked because the ocean was right there.”

She added: “On Stone Crusher Corner, where the memorial is, the water was up to the bench.”

Smith’s resident Trish Alexander submitted a photograph of high water in Flatts.

The photo was shot from the Aquarium parking lot on Saturday morning and showed water nearly at the top of a dock in the inlet.

Ms Alexander said: “I noticed as soon as I drove into the parking lot that I’d never seen the water so high.”

Parking at the airport was also affected.

A spokeswoman with Bermuda Skyport said yesterday: “The long-term parking lot at the LF Wade International Airport is closed until further notice due to flooding.”

Those with vehicles parked in the lot were advised to remove them as soon as possible to avoid water damage.

By Sunday afternoon, however, only a few puddles were left in the lot.

In a social media post, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences said that the “ridiculously high tides” were the result of a full moon and a “warm core eddy” around the island. The organisation added in an online post on Saturday: “Usually at high tide the water is about 12in to 18in below the dock. Today there are waves lapping over the top!”