Large waves wreak havoc on coastal communities and fisheries in Peru

[@WasiliSalewski]

So sorry for the subsistence fishermen and their families.

[@DemPilafian]

The solution is more prosperity for everyone so that Peruvian fishers are no longer poor. Virtue signaling faux compassion for the poor does nothing to actually help the poor.

[@magesalmanac6424]

Complaining about people expressing care does even LESS! Your comment has no point.

[@DemPilafian]

@@magesalmanac6424 Virtue signaling would be harmless except that it instills a victimhood mentality that interferes with real solutions. For example, did you see all that litter? Litter harms the economy and contributes to poverty.

[@Jessa-RM]

​@@DemPilafiando you have any idea how insulting you're being? As an actual poor person we don't all have a victimhood mentality and you certainly don't know that these people do. Justifications like this are what make rich people think that they have money because they deserve it based on who they are as a person, and if that's true then it follows all poor people are undeserving. It's the exact kind of rhetoric the wealthy, big biz, and the GOP as justification to convince their followers that people born into poverty deserve to be poor because they're less intelligent and morally inferior, which of course isn't true. One of those Peruvian kids could change the world if given the opportunity but we'll never know.

[@john-s3w6c]

Given that waves like these are normally associated with Plate Tectonics, it is odd that there are no reported earthquakes in the area or offshore.

[@seeyouagain911]

There are rarthquakes all over tbe world that are going unreported. Even countries such as in Africa are experiencing Earthquake. It is the poleshift that governments of the world are afraid to disclose to the public.

[@rideon77]

Submarine landslinde maybe

[@kennethloki7011]

These are not tsunami waves. Huge difference between these and a tsunami.

[@weekdaycycling]

@@kennethloki7011 It’s a tsunami. The one in the Maldives didn’t show water receding or any other typical tsunami warning signs.

[@kennethloki7011]

@@weekdaycycling except for the fact news in Peru says otherwise, it was predicted higher than normal surf due to high, long reach (aka "fetch") winds. Not a tsunami. Which happens this time of year.

[@antonnurwald5700]

Thanks AP

[@elranchohurlingham]

tremendo como el Océano Pacífico golpeó a nuestros hermanos peruanos abrazo grande a toda la familia de pescadores que perdieron todo! 😢😢 Arriba Perú 🇵🇪

[@dougs4944]

AP is the only legitimate news site that I've seen cover this. 🤔

[@orionashdown4828]

My heart goes out to my fellow fishermen

[@Steven-gl4cw]

Natures way of saying stop taking all the fish.

[@orionashdown4828]

Those guys are local small boats not some big dragger. Thats like kicking a homeless man just because he has no home

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Warned of a tsunami.. goes to the beach.. sigh 🤔

[@lusianawalter5122]

Please go to high area don’t worry abt boat

[@jessgarc-sd6oh]

All right already😮 it's just Mother Nature having a little fun with you😮 is it okay😊

[@freespeech7747]

That must be the life, living by the ocean

[@MichaelJones-iu5tx]

Boats are gone gone gone

[@razinninja748]

Tsunami 🌊

[@weekdaycycling]

Were they aware of the tsunami or not? Instead of heading to higher ground, they risked staying along the coastline or attempting to rescue their boats. It’s 2024, not 2004, when the dangers of tsunamis were less widely understood.

[@Danny_j_m_90]

!Madre, mía, qué _h_ola tan impresionante¡

[@icopywrite]

where are their kpaloas?

[@ZambianZebras]

They will be in awe at the roaring of the waves

[@patricialim2531]

Impressive video coverage of the destructive force of waves. Unfortunately marred by incomprehensible commentary.

[@Sabarinathan-o1m]

Why its always on Decembers,,,😮

[@meru7591]

🤔🤔

[@jonstangerjazz9188]

Wind-generated waves

[@Cthomas5678]

They must not be used to high waves

[@jeanniestegner9915]

Do they ever pick up the trash in Peru? 😮

[@frankblangeard8865]

They let the outgoing tide take care of the trash.

[@GeeZeusJnrGTBond63]

They aren't big waves.

[@billsharp7083]

Everyone in the water 🎉 go to higher ground might be the smart thing to do, but, what do I know I'm not Peruvian

[@AkitaAndKataru]

Me about to go watch Paddington but saw this and went nahh

[@asimpleguy9667]

Sri lanka- here we go again

[@SeniorMoostacho]

Ahhhh, resembles more of a minor tsunami than big waves. But, I dont live there so, maybe daily. Then again rolling 3ft surf is nothing. The channel made YT tough. ✌️

[@P.E.O.ll-RhodesScholarGraduate]

Sky🦝Free, Davy Jones not happy.

[@nealbloyd7786]

Denying climate change is still the stupidest thing you can do, keep it up kids!

[@MegaCoffee90]

No one is denying climate change. It’s the idea that people caused it and that raising ridiculous taxes on western countries is somehow going to stop it. That’s what people are against. Earth changing is nothing new. Even this fast.

[@ebe5179]

The Bible said that in last days all those thing are going to happen many natural disasters!! Denied the Bible is still the stupidest thing you can do !!

no problem.

[@DemPilafian]

High tides plus extreme winds have been causing "Perfect Storms" with huge waves for longer than humans have been on the planet.

[@Valiantfloorcare]

Climate change has always been a thing. It’s NOT man made but wicked people only want to capitalize on it by extorting money and control from the superstitious population. Maybe we should go back to throwing virgins in the volcano?

[@ahmedomarabdallah2052]

😮

[@chuck32504]

Learn to use a trash can, look at that beach area.

[@МаринаРассадина-ч1ю]

😂 Ханука, взорвали что то на дне

[@steveleroux6116]

At least the waves will clean up the messy beaches

[@justindececco5836]

Drones

[@ahmadyoung1732]

That is high tide not tsunami

[@stevensmith856]

Correct term is rogue wave

[@kennethloki7011]

​@@stevensmith856it's not a rogue wave. It's just normal waves driven higher due to wind. It was forecasted and then happened. And a rogue wave is a singular event where a wave crest is more than twice the height of surrounding waves. These are just breakers on the shore run up by surface winds.

[@miljeuta]

There was an underwater landslide. It is confirmed it was a tsunami. Maximum wave height was 6 meters. Wave produced damage over 200 miles of the coast length.

[@stevensmith856]

@@kennethloki7011 Apart from a single one, the rogue wave may be part of a wave packet consisting of a few rogue waves. Such rogue wave groups have been observed in nature.

[@MsArgentana]

espantoso...

[@mariobianchi7917]

2025:☠️

[@johnarthur6180]

Haarp weather manipulation again

[@kennethloki7011]

Drugs must be rather potent where you're located.

[@KingMessiah1999]

Gloria a dios

[@BlauLion]

No sabes nadar en mar no lo intentes.. surf rocks if you know your trade

[@frankblangeard8865]

Waves breaking on the ocean shore! Who could have precicted that?

[@alfredcampos7268]

when you type this you show your ignorance

[@kennethloki7011]

​@alfredcampos7268 he is correct though. It's just waves breaking on the shore. Not a tsunami or some great mystery. Higher than normal wave heights were expected from persistent surface level winds. And that's exactly what happened.

[@miljeuta]

​@@kennethloki7011it is already confirmed it was the underwater landslide generated tsunamy. This was filmed where the wave height was small. Close to the landslide tsunami reached 6 m high. Damage was made over 200 miles of coastline. Damage and wave height reduced further from the slide on both sides. There were 4 waves, 2nd being the tallest. Unmistakeable tsunami patern.

[@moke4421]

Poor third world countries.