An earthquake caught President of Moldova Maia Sandu off-guard during a live broadcast on the Moldova 1 TV channel on Sep. 16. The video with the president’s reaction quickly went viral online.
As Sandu was answering the interviewer’s question, the furniture in the studio began to shake. For a brief moment, confusion appeared in the president’s eyes.
«An earthquake live. I hope this is a kind of fortunate omen,» the Ultima Ora anchor said to defuse the tension.
The 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck neighboring Romania on the evening of Sep. 16, and the tremors were felt...