Aussies left terrified after Bureau of Meteorology issue tsunami 'warning'
Well there was a fair bit of panic there.
The Bureau of Meteorology has been forced to clarify its tsunami warning message on its app was simply a test.
Despite the word TEST appearing at the start of the alert, plenty of Australians flocked to social media fearing the worst.
One image shared by the Illawarra Mercury of a man's smartwatch shows the alert not featuring the word test. It appears push notifications on phones also did not feature the word test.
"They could make it more obvious," one annoyed recipient said.
"Here's me worried about everyone back in NZ," another complained.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued test verification posts on the BOM App between 11AM-12PM AEST on Wednesday 25 September 2024 as part of the transition to the new tsunami early warning system software. There is no tsunami threat to Australia.
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) September 25, 2024