Viral: Twitter flooded with memes after earthquake tremors jolts Delhi-NCR

A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 6.6 was felt in Nepal on Wednesday morning further leaving behind a trail of destruction

FP Trending|Nov 09, 2022, 16:28:58 IST

After people living in and around the Delhi-NCR region woke up to strong tremors after an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal in the wee hours of Wednesday, 9 November, many took to social media to share their experiences.

Within seconds of striking the Himalayan region, the tremors were fel.t around Delhi and also in surrounding areas of Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram, jolting people out of their sleep. Soon after the tremors were felt, people logged in to the microblogging site Twitter, which led to a wave of funny jokes and memes on the incident.

From taking inspiration from songs to different Bollywood dialogues, hilarious jokes and memes are being widely shared on Twitter about the tremors felt in Delhi-NCR.

Take a look:

A meme shared by a user named Toxcianrana shows actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman, with the Deadpool actor being tagged as the public of Delhi-NCR amid earthquake and pollution.

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