2017 Video Claimed To Show a Recent Tsunami in Iran
The Claim
The video shows a tsunami that hit Iran's Bushehr province on April 15.
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Recently, social media users have circulated a video claiming to show a tsunami that hit Iran's Bushehr province on April 15.
Description: The video being shared on social media.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading. The video was originally posted on YouTube on March 19, 2017, with the headline "Tsunami in Iran 2017."
On March 20, 2017, the video was published by media outlets in relation to a tsunami in Bushehr province, Iran.
Death and Injury Cases in Dayyer Tsunami
Media outlets reported that giant waves hit the coast of Dayyer province at the time, killing an elderly man and injuring 22 people, including a child and four Iranian tourists.
The Governor of Dayyer Province Denies the New Tsunami
On April 16, an Iranian media outlet quoted the governor of Dayyer province stating that 14 boats sank at City Hall's harbor due to the sudden high tide, but the accident was not a tsunami and caused no deaths or injuries.
Translated by Wesam Abo Marq
