Tourists Swept Away By Qiantang River Current While Taking Selfies: Viral Video

Super Typhoon Yagi , Asia's fiercest storm this year, has devastated China , the Philippines, and Vietnam. Amid the chaos, a viral video of tourists in the Chinese Qiantang River taking selfies as powerful currents sweep them away has grabbed attention online.
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The video, now with over 691,000 views, shows several people being caught off guard by the river's surging waters while trying to capture the moment on their phones. Many narrowly escaped harm. An X user, @volcaholic1, shared the video with a caption, “WARNING – disturbing (And I post this as a warning). Another video of people taking dangerous selfies. This is Qiantang River in China a couple of days ago.” The authenticity of the video remains unverified.