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Watch Shocking Videos of Earth Crust Moving in Mongolia
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At 10:19am hrs yesterday, Mongolia experienced the moving of earth crust due to high difference in pressure & temperature under the earth.
Amazing…
This is the first time mankind has seen this happen.
Look at the 2 videos
Fact Check:
A viral story on social media and WhatsApp purports to show couple of Shocking Videos of Earth Crust Moving in Mongolia. It is said that Mongolia experienced the moving of earth crust due to high difference in pressure & temperature under the earth. The dramatic phenomenon is shown as something mankind has witnessed for the first time. What you see in the video(s) is real, but as told in the message, it is not the moving of earth crust in Mongolia.
Not Earth Crust Moving in Mongolia
The first part of the video shows what appears like a river of mud and grass moving through the earth surface. The second footage shows a whole mass of earth form collapsing down. Contrary to the claim associated with the videos, there are no credible news reports about Earth Crust Moving in Mongolia.
The first part of the video resembling lava flow or dramatic earthflow is in fact caused by Melting Permafrost that happened in Eastern Tibet in early September 2017. The thawing permafrost, a natural phenomenon brought downhill the flow of mud and grass from higher altitudes of the Tibetan Plateau in China. Local experts said it could be because the weather in Tibetan Plateau had turned warmer with heavy increase in rainfall.
Coming to the other footage, again, it is not earth crust moving in Mongolia. It actually shows a Massive Landslide descending the town in Maierato Comune of Southern Italy that occurred in Feb 2010. Consequently, the landslide teared down pylons and destroyed buildings in its path. The Telegraph website telegraph.co.uk reported heavy rains over few days could have caused it; saturating the ground and making it unstable.
To conclude, the viral story about Earth Crust Moving in Mongolia is a hoax. The videos that accompany the story are unrelated and old ones.
Hoax or Fact:
Hoax.
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