The same images, albeit flipped horizontally, were shared as part of video compilations on X And TikTok who claimed it showed Yagi’s impact on China and Vietnam.
But the clip does not show any damage caused by the typhoon. AFP has previously debunked other false claims that shared the same footage. here And here.
It actually shows a landslide that hit a Japanese resort in 2021.
Landslide in Atami
A reverse search on Google using keyframes from the video in the fake post led to a compilation posted to YouTube by a Japanese newspaper Sankei News on July 3, 2021 (archived link).
The first clip in the compilation is a longer version of the footage used in the fake news and is credited to news agency EyePress.
Below is a screenshot of the comparison between the fake clip (left) and the Sankei News video (right):
The video’s caption indicates that a mudslide can be seen ripping through the Izusan district of Atami, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 3, 2021.
AFP reported that flowing mud crashed in part of the city after days of heavy rainfall (archived link).
The city, located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southwest of Tokyo, received 313 millimeters (12.2 inches) of rain in the 48 hours before the mudslide, more than the monthly average of 242.5 millimeters (9.6 inches) in July, public broadcaster NHK said.
The devastating landslide killed 27 people.
Google Street View images of Atami from June 2019 also shows the same reddish brown building (archived link).
Below is a screenshot of the building you see in the fake post (left) and on Google Street View (right), with the corresponding elements highlighted by AFP:
AFP has debunked other misinformation linked to the deadly floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi here And here.
