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News24 | Durban beach clip wrongly shared as Russian tsunami disaster

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A viral video claimed to show a deadly tsunami triggered by a record-breaking earthquake in Russia’s Far East. But the footage - shared widely across Asia - was actually filmed years ago in Durban, South Africa, and has no link to the recent disaster

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News24 | Durban beach clip wrongly shared as Russian tsunami disaster

A viral video claimed to show a deadly tsunami triggered by a record-breaking earthquake in Russia’s Far East. But the footage - shared widely across Asia - was actually filmed years ago in Durban, South Africa, and has no link to the recent disaster

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