How much is the Saipan earthquake?

In the early morning of April 2, Beijing time, a strong earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurred in Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning to Solomon Islands and nearby Papua New Guinea immediately after the earthquake, and issued a "low-level" tsunami warning to the South Pacific Islands.

However, a couple traveling in Saipan, South Pacific, posed in front of the waves regardless of the danger in order to get in touch with the waves. After that, they were swept into the sea by waves more than ten meters high. Fortunately, they were washed back to the shore by another wave, and then the couple escaped with everyone's help. Mr. Fan, a tourist who was also at the scene, recorded this scene with a lens. 16, Mr. Fan mentioned the critical moment of the day, and he still had a lingering fear.

Witnesses filmed a key scene.

Mr. Fan, who works in Shaanxi Architectural Science Research and Design Institute, was very excited when he took out the photos of the couple in distress in Saipan at that time. A few days later, he still remembers the scene at that time: "Look, people are gone before the photos are taken!" "

As can be seen from the first photo, a couple in their twenties are sitting on a stone and posing. Behind them are huge waves more than ten meters high. In the second photo, the waves came more violently, but the couple still embraced bravely and made a "victory" gesture for the camera, regardless of the roaring waves in their ears. In the third photo, the waves are still there, but those two people have disappeared! "At this time, the waves have knocked them over to the back," explained Mr. Fan. In the last photo, the couple, one sitting on the rock and the other lying in the water, looked very flustered, and others standing in the water scrambled to help them up.

"In order to take a photo with the waves, I don't care about my life. This is too irrational. " Showing these photos, Mr. Fan recalled that at that time, everyone was located in the "cake stone" of Saipan crocodile head. The "Cake Stone" is a pure natural rock, followed by a turbulent sea. Although tourists often come here to remember, this place has no protective facilities.

The couple insisted on taking pictures in front of the waves.

"Because there was an earthquake in the South Pacific at that time, the Pacific Tsunami Center has also issued a tsunami warning, so the tour guide repeatedly reminded everyone to pay attention to personal safety when taking pictures, and finally simply refused to let everyone go."

"But they just won't listen!" Later, Mr. Fan said excitedly. At that time, in addition to the couple from Beijing, several tourists ran to the rocks to take pictures regardless of their lives, and the tour guide kept calling.

Play is more important than life.

After being rescued, her husband Xiao Zhang was too scared to say a word, and his wife was pale. It took a long time to say a word: "You can't play with mountains and rivers!"

16 At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the reporter contacted Xiao Zhang, one of the tourists. He doesn't want to talk about it. He just said, "Playing is more important than life. You must listen to the tour guide when you go out to play. "