Nostradamus’ chilling predictions for 2026 revealed – ‘soaked in blood’ | World | News

French prophet Nostradamus continues to provide insights into potential future events.

This year is no exception. The 16th-century seer predicted a number of alarming incidents that could unfold before our eyes.

Nostradamus composed all his predictions in mysterious quatrains, which contained the destiny of global events. Many featured in his 1555 work ‘The Prophecies’, which included no fewer than 942 quatrains.

The specific quatrain reads: “Seven months great war, people dead through evil/ Rouen, Evreux the King will not fail.”

It’s easy to connect this verse to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Some claim Nostradamus predicted warfare in the past, with his line “Within two cities, there will be scourges the like of which was never seen”.

This supposedly predicted the atomic bombs America detonated on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War Two.

Amongst Nostradamus’ more peculiar predictions, this passage reads “The great swarm of bees will arise by the night ambush”. Some suggest this could happen this year as the passage correlates to the number 26.

However, it remains uncertain what the bees might represent, as it appears unlikely that an enormous bee swarm could cause genuine damage through “ambush”.

Celebrity struck down by thunderbolt According to the 26th verse of Century I, Nostradamus proclaims “the great man will be struck down in the day by a thunderbolt”. This prominent figure could signify anyone from royalty, a world leader or a celebrated personality.

What’s clear, however, is that this person will be struck by lightning in broad daylight. Perhaps we’re set for a lightning bolt hitting a red carpet in 2026?

Switzerland will be soaked in blood.

This prophecy is chilling – and can be connected to a particular present-day location. His foreboding verse reads: “Because of the favour that the city will show… the Ticino will overflow with blood…” Switzerland’s scenic Italian-speaking canton has a grim prediction looming.

The blood could symbolise a major loss-of-life incident, a plague overwhelming the area, or some kind of environmental disaster. Sceptics point out that Nostradamus wrote his works in Middle French employing deliberately vague Latin phrases.

Furthermore, countless manuscripts, copying mistakes and differing translations of his writings over the ages make it difficult to establish what the prophet genuinely meant.