In Brazil and Uruguay mysteriously began to recede water from beaches. This incident caused a lot of unrest among the local population. So, on August 11, the ocean water practically disappeared along the beach line in Punta del Este in Uruguay. Beaches and the port were empty, reports sundaynews A similar incident took place on the Brazilian beaches of Porto Alegre and Tramande on August 12. It is known that usually water retreats from the coast after the earthquake before the tsunami, for this reason people were greatly frightened.

As experts believe, this phenomenon is explained by the impact of sea storms and winds. Thus, in Uruguay, the combination of a storm with a north wind leads to a significant lowering of the water level.