Is this Chinese man the calmest TV news anchor or what?
- Sichuan presenter gains instant fame for carrying on shooting in the middle of an earthquake
- Apologises later for sending wrong message, says people should drop everything and run for cover during quakes
A television news anchor in southwest China has apologised after he gained online fame for calmly continuing a broadcast as a 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook the city of Xichang in Sichuan province.
“Wait, wait, don’t panic – let’s finish the broadcast,” He Kun, the news anchor at a Sichuan television station, was seen telling studio staff in a video widely shared online.
His calm demeanour made him an instant hit on Chinese social media.
“Sichuan people have become immune to earthquakes,” wrote one user on microblogging platform Weibo.
“No need to panic during small quakes, and you can’t outrun a big one [anyway],” wrote others, quoting a Sichuan saying.
No injuries were reported in the earthquake, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
