Indian Ocean nations to test UN-backed tsunami warning system

Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in a United Nations-backed tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day, the first time that the warning system set up following the devastating disaster that struck the region in 2004 will be tested.

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Keywords: TSUNAMI, INDIAN OCEAN, WARNING SYSTEM, UNESCO

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Related Topics: Tsunami warning systems, Indian Ocean

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