Shanghai seismologists have denied a rumor that the city will be
hit by a strong earthquake and a tsunami this year, alleviating
local worries.
Eastday.com reported a female white collar worker from a local
company phoned them, revealing an online poster popular recently
had spread prophesies on the disasters. Both she and her colleagues
felt terrible.
However, experts with the city's seismological bureau suggested
citizens not believe these rootless hearsays. Preconditions for
severe quakes and tsunamis are not available around Shanghai,
according to scientific data collected in the past centuries, they
said. No seismological abnormalities hinting at possible quakes
have been detected either.
(CRI January 15, 2007)
