This myth has been repeated many times such as in the 1972 earthquake in Managua , Nicaragua , Hurricane Mitch in 1998 , the 1999 earthquake in Turkey , and the 2000 flooding in Mozambique . Additionally , rumors of hepatitis , measles , dysentery , and typhus that were later proven to be false followed the 1976 earthquake in Guatemala
2000 flooding in Mozambique
2000 Mozambique flood
Human response to disasters