The messages of "help" have been seen tens of millions of times after images from Google Earth were shared on social media platform X/Twitter sparking concern online

Authorities have seemingly solved a mystery involving eerie messages seen spelled out in scrap building materials in an empty lot in downtown Los Angeles. The satellite images showed the words "HELP," TRAFICO,

Viral satellite images showing the words "help," "trafico" and "LAPD" in an empty lot in downtown Los Angeles grabbed people's attention over the weekend on social media, with many asking "what is going on?

But one area has sparked major concern online as people have spotted mysterious ‘help’ signs. An empty lot in downtown Los Angeles has gone viral after a screenshot was shared to X in recent days. Google Earth images show the word ‘HELP’ repeatedly written in the dirt as well as ‘trafico’ and ‘LAPD’.