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Panic as tidal wave rumour grips island
Did police make things worse?

SATURDAY, DEC. 9 2006 People running up hills; mothers snatching kids out of birthday parties and a police blockade of a main road were all the result of panic spread by a tidal wave rumour.

There was no definitive explanation about the original source of the rumour, but Minister of Public Safety David Burch put the blame on one, unnamed person.

The police may have added to the panic by blocking off Barnes Corner and preventing traffic from entering the Somerset area. The police action added an air of credibility to the reports, which turned out to be false.

There were 18 to 24-foot waves crashing into the reefs, which - according to Dr. Mark Guishard of the Bermuda Weather Service - are normal for this time of year.

The high waves gave the illusion of a long wall of water along the horizon, which could explain why people thought a tidal wave was heading towards the west end.

One member of the public told the Bermuda Sun of a how a friend snatched their child out of a birthday party to rush home.

Another person told the Sun that the Police had blocked off Barnes Corner and wouldn't let any traffic through.

They also sighted a woman who was directing people to get to higher ground.

"I told her the Weather Service had come on the radio and said there was no tidal wave."

The woman replied that her sister had seen it and she did not believe the radio reports.



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