Ghana text hoax predicting earthquake prompts panic A man texting on his mobile phone The text message panic kept thousands from their beds False rumours of an impending earthquake caused fear and panic in Ghana overnight, prompting many people to sleep outside. The rumour began on Sunday night with a text message quoting US space agency Nasa and the BBC as saying that cosmic rays were to hit the Earth. By 0300 on Monday this was interpreted to mean an earthquake was imminent. A government minister then sought to calm nationwide fears, telling local radio stations it was all a hoax. Ghana last experienced a major earthquake 70 years ago. But the BBCs David Amanor in the capital, Accra, says awareness of last weeks devastating earthquake in Haiti may have made people more nervous.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:23:02 +0000
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