Myanmar authorities have arrested a Tiktok astrologer for spreading panic by predicting another strong earthquake after Last month tremorThe state media said Thursday.
John Moe The, who has a follow -up of more than 300,000, predicted on April 9 that a “very strong” earthquake would hit “all the cities of Myanmar” in 12 days.
“People should not remain in high buildings during the day,” said the subtitle of their video saw 3.3 million times.
“It carries important things with you and flees from the buildings duration of the tremor.”
The earthquake last month In Myanmar’s central belt, he killed more than 3,700 and left 60,000 living in tents camps, according to the UN, many too fearful to return home as the replicas continue.
John Moe, 21, was arrested in a morning raid at his home in the central city of Monywa on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Myanmar Military Government published Thursday in the state media.
“We receive a warning about the false news that extends through a ICT account that a severe earthquake will hit,” the statement said.
“The action will be effective tasks against him according to the Law. In the same way, we will also take measures effectively against those who write, spread or share false news.”
Yangon resident, Nan, Nan, told AFP that he had not believed the publication of social networks, but that many neighbors had.
“Most of my neighbors dared not to stay in their apartments and live on the street that day,” said the 35 -year -old man. “My friend has just hired a small house outside Yangon in preparation.”
John Moet Tiktok’s account is titled “John (Palmistry)” and issues regular text predictions in the context of a cosmos topped.
His forecasts included other climatic disasters, the release of civil leader SAN SUU KYI, which was deposed in the 2021 coup d’etat of the country and US air attacks on the soil of Myanmar.
There are early earthquake alert systems: detect shaking and beaand a faster signal than the shock wave speed.
However, the United States Geological Service (USGS) says that predicting tremors in advance is scientifically impossible.
“Neinder the USGS or any other scientist has predicted an important earthquake,” says a statement on its website.
“We don’t know how, and we don’t expect to know how at any time in the future planned.”
Obtaining help for those in need in Myanmar has been difficult in a country where the key infrastructure was seriously damaged and where a Civil war I have already been furious before the earthquake of magnitude 7.7.
In neighboring Thailand, the earthquake felt strongly in the capital of Bangkok, but only a large building collapsed completely. Thai authorities have Ordered an investigation In that isolated collapse to determine if there could be due to inappropriate construction materials, design defects or a failure in the inspection process.
