Quake, tsunami claims by scientist debunked (Video)

PETALING JAYA: The Meteorological Department has debunked claims by an Indian professor predicting a major earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Indian Ocean that would wreak havoc in several Asian countries by Dec 31.
Its National Weather Operation and Geophysics Centre director Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said there was no scientific proof to show that the disaster would take place.
"We only have sensors that can detect seismic activities when an earthquake takes place. If you want to predict, especially months ahead, there's no such technology yet. He (the scientist) only predicted based on his hunch," he told theSun today.
Kerala-based Babu Kalayil of the B.K. Research Association for E.S.P in India had in September sent a letter to the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning that a "vigorous earthquake" was expected by Dec 31.
He claimed that it would shake the entire coast of the Asian continental areas, affecting 11 countries, including Thailand and Indonesia, with a storm to strike the coast with speeds of up to 180kph.
The letter was, however, full of spelling and grammatical errors.
Kalayil claimed to have made this observation on Aug 20 with the help of extrasensory perception (sixth sense or second sight).
The scientist had previously told an Indian radio journalist that he could predict natural disasters through visions and that with the help of intuition, he could find out when and where an event was to take place.
A two-minute-fifty second video clip has emerged on social media, saying huge tsunami and earthquake will occur before the end of this year.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (USM) Natural Disasters Research Centre director Prof Felix Tongkul said all these claims on major earth changes were made without any strong scientific back-up or evidence.
He was puzzled why such information was given without any thorough research being carried out first.
He did not condemn the Indian scientist but pointed put the prediction made without solid proof would bring fear to the people.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Distance Studies lead lecturer Prof Habibah Lateh also played down such possibilities to reduce public fear.

Below is the two-minute-fifty second video clip on social media, saying huge tsunami and earthquake will occur before the end of this year: