Fans of Twitch have come to expect a vast assortment of content from the streaming platform since its release in 2011, but Dota 2 fans watching a recent broadcast were treated to an unexpected surprise.
While streaming Dota 2 on a recent Twitch broadcast, a streamer known as Grechi had to suddenly run for cover as an earthquake ravaged her house. The streamer seemed to be listening to an approaching sound before she ran out of view of her camera. Grechi paused her game and attempted to pause the stream but in the chaos, her viewers witnessed enough rumbling to knock things over before the stream was ultimately taken offline.
Peru was hit by 5.8 magnitude earthquake on June 22 which is what Grechi's Twitch viewers saw during the Dota 2 stream. The chaos ensued slowly before Grechi screamed and ran for cover, which is precisely when the ground really started quaking and the viewers couldn't ignore what they were seeing. Grechi's chair and desk shook as the earthquake continued before the stream (and the Dota 2 match) were eventually cut short. While a 5.8 magnitude quake isn't considered a devastating natural disaster, Grechi's viewers who haven't experienced earthquakes for themselves could see just how scary they can be.
Several members of the Twitch community who were watching Grechi's June 22 stream reached out to her. Some couldn't believe what they were seeing on stream, while others hoped for her safety as they waited for an update. Shortly after the earthquake, a familiar offline broadcaster screen notified Grechi's viewers that the natural disaster caused her connection to drop. The streamer quickly took to her official Instagram account to notify her fans that she was fine alongside a Peru hashtag.
Before being taken offline by the earthquake, Grechi was pushing the middle of a Dota 2 match that she was later kicked from due to her connection issues. Many citizens of Peru may be shaken from the earthquake on June 22, but Grechi is at least safe and sound. The streamer should be returning to broadcasting to her nearly 40,000 viewers soon as her Dota 2 grind continues. Her streaming setup didn't appear particularly impacted by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake, but it still likely did some damage around the house.
Grechi isn't the only Twitch streamer to be hit by an earthquake while livestreaming as a broadcaster known as Perkz recently experienced the same issue. Popular streamer Shroud has also been impacted by an earthquake during a stream, and Twitch streamers have continued their broadcasts through other natural disasters such as tornadoes.
Source: Dexerto