The damage caused by storm No. 3 and the historic flood is still unquantifiable due to its severity, complexity, and unpredictability.
People across the country are joining hands to support the affected areas and people. On social media, there are many heartbreaking posts posted every day, but not all of them are true.
Accordingly, a post sharing the moment a couple carrying their baby on their back evacuated amid floodwaters made viewers feel so heartbroken and choked up that they “shed tears”: “Heartbreaking image of a family evacuating in Ngoc Linh commune, Vi Xuyen, Ha Giang… Storm No. 3, floods and the pain and loss that never go away…”.
Many people praised the husband's actions and determined look to get his wife and children out of danger. However, in reality, this was just a post to attract views.
It is known that the husband in this million-view moment is YouTuber PXD (residing in Tan Lap village, Ngoc Linh commune). During the recent storm and flood, the locality was flooded but Mr. D's house was not. The above image is one of the contents made during the flood season.
Immediately, the male YouTuber was invited to work by local authorities.
This is not an isolated case.
People need to be alert to information on social networks. Previously, on the evening of September 6, many social networking sites also shared a photo of an octopus floating in the air with captions such as: “An octopus on Hainan Island, China when Typhoon Yagi hit.”
That’s also completely false. The photo of the octopus has nothing to do with Typhoon Yagi, and was taken in 2018. The image was captured in the coastal city of Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong Province. At that time, some marine animals were swept ashore by a waterspout and thrown into the air.