October 20, 2020
BC Tweeted Out A Tsunami Warning & Immediately Took It Back But The Damage Was Done
After an official agency sent out a tsunami warning in B.C., many British Columbians were concerned.
Minutes later, the agency corrected themselves and said that there was no warning and more info was on its way — but the damage was done and not as many people retweeted the correction as they did the original mistaken tweet.
Narcity reached out to Emergency Management BC who said that they apologized "for any concern this may have caused, and we are looking at ways to prevent this from happening in the future."*
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On Monday, October 19 in the afternoon, the Emergency Info BC Twitter page sounded the alarm.
Tsunami warning issued for #BC. Stand by for additional info. https://t.co/km122KCowf— Emergency Info BC (@Emergency Info BC) 1603141587.0
But just eight minutes later, they made a correction.
CORRECTION: TSUNAMI WARNING in effect for South Alaska & the Alaska Peninsula. Risk to #BC is being evaluated. Stan… https://t.co/17EaRp8GaS— Emergency Info BC (@Emergency Info BC) 1603142049.0
Then, they said to stay tuned to find out Canada-specific information after the quake.
A 7.5 magnitude (upgraded from 7.4) earthquake has occurred near Sand Point, Alaska. An assessment is in progress t… https://t.co/8WnyclKv5h— Emergency Info BC (@Emergency Info BC) 1603143161.0
More than two hours after their original announcement, they said that there was actually no threat at all to the province.
No tsunami threat to #BC https://t.co/Q1VkXtMJtS— Emergency Info BC (@Emergency Info BC) 1603148979.0
That didn't stop people from voicing concerns and seeming worried about their first tweet.
@EmergencyInfoBC Holy crap https://t.co/jdE9Eqksn6— Emma (@Emma) 1603148013.0
*This article has been updated.
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