{"id":100199,"date":"2021-08-12T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T09:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100199"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T09:16:30","slug":"2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of 2011 Japan tsunami shared as &#8216;Three Gorges Dam of China&#8217; overflowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Floods caused by heavy rains have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/media-57922603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ravaged<\/a> parts of China recently. 80,000 people were evacuated from the Sichuan area due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/heavy-rain-sichuan-causes-economic-losses-houses-collapse-state-media-2021-08-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incessant rainfall and floods<\/a>. Because of the continuous rainfall, the water levels in the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/why-is-china-facing-record-floods\/articleshow\/84612391.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Gorges Dam<\/a> have been rising steadily.<\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, a video of a large boat overturning in floodwater is being shared widely on social media. It is being claimed that the footage shows the Three Gorges Dam of China.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Due to heavy rain the Gorges Dam in China was opened. See what happened next. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeenaDasNarayan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MeenaDasNarayan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcVjtlYU0T\">pic.twitter.com\/YcVjtlYU0T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Narayan Ned (@NarayanNed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NarayanNed\/status\/1423905256061034497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user posted the video as scenes from China\u2019s Three Gorges Dam. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210810084423\/https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/SaGHar1214\/status\/1423353696273018887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Gorges Dam in China on 2nd August 2021 due to heavy overflowing..!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChinaFloods?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChinaFloods<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chinaflood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chinaflood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Flood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0686\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u0646\u06c1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCWvD0w0N7\">pic.twitter.com\/fCWvD0w0N7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IjAz Ali SaGHar (@SaGHar1214) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaGHar1214\/status\/1423353696273018887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Facebook page named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/www.ptb.gov.pk\/videos\/343856633872877\/?__tn__=%2CO-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Tobacco World\u2019<\/a> shared the visuals with the same claim. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100200 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-23.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-23.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-23-300x151.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-23-768x388.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News received a few requests to verify the video on its mobile app. The footage has also been circulated on WhatsApp as scenes from the recent floods in China.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100199 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/1-97\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/2-87\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/3-75\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/3-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search and we located the original video posted by Russian news channel RT as the 2011 tsunami in Japan. According to the caption, this video shows the aftermath of the tsunami in the Japanese city of Mayako. It is also mentioned that the waves were so high that everything that came in their way was swept away, including boats and vehicles. According to officials, more than 1,400 people were killed in the quake and hundreds went missing after the tsunami hit.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5-zfCBCq-8I]<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the frames from both the video&#8217;s establishes that this footage is of the 2011 tsunami in Japan.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-100199 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/2021-08-10-15_09_33-crello-free-graphic-design-s\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_09_33-crello-free-graphic-design-s.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2021-08-10 15_09_33-Crello \u2014 Free Graphic Design Software. Simple Online Photo Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_09_33-crello-free-graphic-design-s.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_09_33-crello-free-graphic-design-s-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2011-video-of-japan-tsunami-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/2021-08-10-15_08_11-crello-free-graphic-design-s\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_08_11-crello-free-graphic-design-s.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2021-08-10 15_08_11-Crello \u2014 Free Graphic Design Software. Simple Online Photo Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_08_11-crello-free-graphic-design-s.jpeg 402w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-15_08_11-crello-free-graphic-design-s-300x204.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>More visuals from the 2011 tsunami in Japan can be found in these reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theatlantic.com\/amp\/photo\/473211\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nairaland.com\/2604310\/thing-happened-japan-terrible-didnt\">Nairaland Forum<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pl7t52hMYwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A video of cars, buses, and aeroplanes drifting in floodwater was previously shared as China too. Alt News investigated this clip and discovered that this was also shot during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/2011-video-from-japan-shared-as-flood-situation-in-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tsunami that hit Japan<\/a> in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floods caused by heavy rains have ravaged parts of China recently. 80,000 people were evacuated from the Sichuan area due to incessant rainfall and floods. Because of the continuous rainfall, the water levels in the country&#8217;s Three Gorges Dam have been rising steadily. Against this backdrop, a video of a large boat overturning in floodwater [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":100210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-100199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video of 2011 Japan tsunami shared as &#039;Three Gorges Dam of China&#039; overflowing - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Video of 2011 Japan tsunami shared as &#039;Three Gorges Dam of China&#039; overflowing - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Floods caused by heavy rains have ravaged parts of China recently. 80,000 people were evacuated from the Sichuan area due to incessant rainfall and floods. 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