Fear of a tsunami spreads to Algeria, and an expert resolves the controversy

Weather of Arabia - The infection of anxiety from the tsunami sweeping the coast of North Africa spread to Algeria, where video clips spread on social media showing unusual movements on the beaches of the Algerian coast, which sparked a state of terror among users.

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A sudden change in sea movement

One of the widely circulated videos showed Ain al-Turck Beach in Oran, 420 kilometers west of the capital, Algiers, where its owner described it as “showing unusual movement and abnormally high waves,” which prompted “all vacationers to leave it in fear.” In another video, a storm was filmed at Payam Beach in the capital, while a video from Borsai Beach in Tlemcen (615 kilometers west of the capital) documented “a sudden change in the movement of the sea, the raging waves, and the fear of vacationers.”

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Linking phenomena and the “tsunami” threat

Many Algerians published videos documenting the confinement of sea water and linked these phenomena to the circulation of news about the possibility of a “tsunami” sweeping the coasts of North Africa. Some expressed their fear of a disaster and commented:

“What is happening is quite unusual” and “Everything indicates that we are threatened by a major event. Nature does not lie.”

• Scientific comments on concerns

In response to these concerns, the head of the Major Risks Club, Abdel Karim Shalghoum, explained that “scientifically, a tsunami cannot occur in the Mediterranean Sea.” He pointed out that the Mediterranean Sea is not vast enough to cause violent earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or 8 on the Richter scale, nor is it deep enough to generate a tsunami, which would require a distance of up to 14,000 kilometers. He stressed: “We studied the movement of the Mediterranean Sea 10,000 years ago, and no tsunami occurred there. Therefore, what is being circulated has no scientific basis.”

• Denying the possibility of an “artificial tsunami”

Shalghoum also denied the idea of the possibility of an “artificial tsunami,” saying:

“The atomic power present in the whole world cannot produce 10% of the power of a tsunami earthquake.” He added, "What is being talked about has no basis."

It is noteworthy that the predictions of the controversial Dutch seismologist, Frank Hoogrebets, regarding the occurrence of a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea were based on assumptions related to earthquakes and planetary movement, which contributed to raising fears among people.

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