“Dear PCVs, Concerning earthquakes: to date, earthquakes CANNOT be accurately predicted. In case you learn of a predicted earthquake or earthquake warning in your area, please use common sense and remain calm. The recent rumors of a predicted earthquake in Ghana proved to be false.”
I forgot to post this when it happened, but back when Haiti’s earthquake hit, people here started freaking out. A rumor began to spread that an earthquake would occur in Ghana on a specific day, so everyone woke up at 3am (people usually sleep in until at least 4am) to go outside of their homes and shelter themselves from the impending earthquake. Many of my fellow PCVs were awoken by frantic neighbors urging them to exit their homes because an earthquake was coming. Peace Corps Ghana sent out a mass text message in response to the earthquake scare. I found the text incredibly humorous.
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