New Delhi, July 30 -- As tsunami warnings swept across the Pacific following a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, a US-based entrepreneur's social media post has captured global attention and sparked mixed reactions online.

Edward Dowd, founder of Phinance Technologies and a long-time resident of Maui, Hawaii, shared a video on X on Wednesday, documenting a tsunami siren sounding in his neighbourhood. The sirens were activated after authorities issued alerts across coastal regions in Hawaii, Alaska, and along the US West Coast.

"Been on Maui 11 years. My first official Tsunami siren," Mr Dowd wrote alongside the video, which showed the eerie warning sounding through a quiet outdoor area.

In a follow-up ...