An Australian aviation company says it has received more than 100 threats following an online conspiracy theory that its pilots unleashed a flooding disaster by cloud seeding.
after weeks of torrential rains led to deadly east coast floods over the past two months, engulfing homes and sweeping cars from the roads.
The flight path of the Handel Aviation aircraft VH-JIL criss-crossing over flooded areas was also shared online by Australian fashion designer Alice McCall alongside claims it was dropping chemicals to"activate rain."The flight was collecting images for aerial maps provided to Australian mapping company NearMap, he said.
The claims circulating online led to more than 100 threats being sent to Handel Aviation, despite it explaining the purpose of the flights on the contact page of the company's website. Some of those he contacted were surprised or angry, Berko said. But others were distressed, telling the experienced pilot they had lost everything during the floods and thought the company was responsible.
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