Fake tsunami warning drives Maluku quake victims to flee to mountains

Fake tsunami warning drives Maluku quake victims to flee to mountains

The Jakarta Post-News·2019-10-08 22:07

Thousands of residents of West Seram Regency in Maluku fled to nearby mountains and forests on Tuesday amid fears of an incoming tsunami after fake news spread online following a deadly earthquake that jolted the region late last month.

They left their homes, bringing family members and valuables, after they received information saying that a tsunami would be coming on Wednesday.

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