BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • World
      • Did It Rain Fish In Honduras? Old...
      World

      Did It Rain Fish In Honduras? Old Photo Of Accident Shared With False Claim

      The photo was originally taken after the door of a truck carrying fish accidentally opened in Guizhou, China in 2015.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  25 Oct 2021 1:32 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      Did It Rain Fish In Honduras? Old Photo Of Accident Shared With False Claim

      Image shared with claims of 'fish rain' in Honduras 

      A photo of a street covered in fish is circulating in reports about a town in Honduras where the sky "rains fish", a baffling phenomenon where heavy downpours leave hundreds of fish scattered on the ground. The photo has been shared in a misleading context; it was taken after the door of a truck carrying fish accidentally opened in Guizhou, China in 2015.

      "Every year, rain falls from the sky like fish in this city!" reads a Bengali-language Facebook post shared on October 9.

      The post shows a photo of hundreds of fish scattered across a road.

      It links to a news article about a community in Yoro, Honduras, where heavy downpours leave hundreds of fish on the ground in a phenomenon touted by locals as a blessing from God.

      Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on October 24, 2021

      The same photo was shared in similar reports here and here.

      However, the photo has been shared in a misleading context.

      A reverse image search on Google found the photo was published in reports from 2015 about fish left scattered across the road after a truck accident in China's Guizhou province.

      "On March 17, 2015, when a large truck carrying 6.8 tonnes of catfish passed through the Kaili Economic Development Zone, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, the container door was accidentally opened, causing catfish scattered along the road, and the road instantly became a 'fish pond'," China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

      Screenshot of photo in Xinhua report

      State-run China News also published the photo in a similar report.

      A TV news report from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed police redirecting traffic after the mishap and firefighters using water pressure from hosepipes to gather the fish together.

      "After more than two hours of efforts, more than five tonnes of fish scattered from the vehicle were all back on the truck," the reporter said.

      Honduras 'fish rain'

      Locals in and around the town of Yoro in Honduras claim it has "rained fish" for generations.

      While explanations for the phenomenon vary, one theory is that heavy rain flushes out fish living in subterranean streams or caverns, which are left stranded when the downpour recedes, The New York Times reported.

      "It happens every year — at least once and often more, residents say," it said. "Once the storm clears, the villagers grab buckets and baskets and head down the road to a sunken pasture where the ground will be covered in hundreds of small, silver-colored fish".

      "Some residents attribute the occurrence to the prayers of Manuel de Jesús Subirana, a Catholic missionary from Spain who in the mid-1800s, asked God to help ease the Yoro region's hunger and poverty. Soon after he issued his plea, the legend goes, the fish rain began."

      "Nobody has actually seen a fish fall from the sky, but residents say that is only because nobody dares leave home during the kinds of powerful storms that bring the fish."

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

      Tags

      fact checktruck accientfish rainFake NewsChinaOld Videos
      Read Full Article
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!