--- title: 44 Injured After Freak 'Tsunami' Hits Wave Pool in China description: Dozens of people were injured after a massive wave crashed down on a wave pool in China, according to local media reports. canonical: https://time.com/5641241/tsunami-wave-pool-china-video/ author: Jamie Ducharme article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-01T12:34:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T00:08:06.163Z article:section: World og:title: 44 People Injured After Freak 'Tsunami' at a Wave Pool in China og:description: There was reportedly a technical malfunction og:url: https://time.com/5641241/tsunami-wave-pool-china-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be7ed18b14eb7f2/698a00bc457a523ee4d62950/pool-inner-tube.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: pool inner tube og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 44 People Injured After Freak 'Tsunami' at a Wave Pool in China twitter:description: There was reportedly a technical malfunction twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be7ed18b14eb7f2/698a00bc457a523ee4d62950/pool-inner-tube.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 44 People Injured After Freak 'Tsunami' at a Wave Pool in China  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Aug 1, 2019 12:34 PM CUT  A yellow lifering on swimming pool. A yellow lifering on swimming pool.Getty Images  by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Aug 1, 2019 12:34 PM CUT Dozens of people were injured Tuesday when a “tsunami pool” in China malfunctioned, sending a massive wave crashing down on swimmers, according to local media reports. Visitors to the wave pool at Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park in Longjing got more than they bargained for Monday when a technical malfunction caused a tsunami-like wave to disrupt the previously tranquil waters, [videos posted on social media](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24-iwCaT2Pc "undefined") show. The wave appeared to quickly pick up height and speed and carried bathers in inner tubes across the pool, causing them to crash into other visitors. it even flooded into surrounding areas, knocking over bystanders. Forty-four people were injured in the accident, the [South China _Morning Post_ reports](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3020823/chinese-tourists-injured-after-tsunami-pool-malfunctions-water "undefined"), and at least five people were hospitalized for injuries including fractured ribs. > [](https://twitter.com/SCMPNews/status/1156863641406332932) Despite rumors and jokes on social media that the wave pool operator was responsible for the mishap, local government attributed it to “a power cut that damaged electronic equipment in the tsunami pool control room, which led to the waves in the tsunami pool becoming too big and injuring people,” the _Morning Post_ reports. The park reportedly closed down the wave pool to investigate the incident. The U.S. experiences its fair share of water-park injuries as well, [the _Associated Press_ reported](https://apnews.com/219da8e7a67647608cc00fae13a91583 "undefined") in 2016\. 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