Mother Nature is pretty darn scary. No matter whether it's a hurricane, a tornado, or something a little less serious like a storm, one thing's true - you can be harmed if you're not careful.
And, believe it or not, when you're reporting about these things, you end up putting yourself in danger. And this situation makes that pretty clear.
A Spanish newscaster and his cameraman had that terrifying thought morph into reality right in front of his eyes on October 22. They were covering the approach of a storm that battered western Europe - which the UK named "Storm Austen".
A video posted to social media shows exactly what happened. It is captioned, "What just happened in Euskadi Quedate. What a scare!"
The video begins with the newscaster in the studio introducing Sergio and Raquel, the two at the scene. "The north-easterly wind is already battering the Basque coast, and as the afternoon progresses, the waves are growing in intensity."
Then, Sergio gave a short report on the state of the storm. "All eyes are firmly fixed on the sea conditions and the forecast for the coming hours," he explained. "The situation is getting worse... a yellow warning [has been issued]... within the two miles closest to the coast."
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He also said something that ended up being quite ironic: "This isn't the only warning," he explained. "Pedestrians are also being urged to pay close attention to the condition right now on the pavement, and on promenades like this one where we are, there's also a risk."
And then, the wave hit the pair directly. The camera ends up being knocked to the ground completely. Despite the newscaster trying to maintain his professionalism, you can clearly see the shock on his face before he's forced to continue on with his broadcast.
In a response to the video on social media, he wrote, "Important, both Sergio and Raquel are fine. Today there was no warning or have we exceeded any barrier. The risk referred to is that of tomorrow, October 23rd."
If nothing else, we're just glad they're fine!
