UN on alert after new Indian Ocean quake, calls for speeding up early warning

United Nations offices throughout the area hit by last December's tsunami are on alert after a new earthquake struck the west coast of Indonesia today, and though no tsunamis have been reported this time, the shocks are a wake-up call for the world to speed up an early-warning system for the region, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said.

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Keywords: TSUNAMI, EARTHQUAKE, RELIEF OPERATIONS

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Related Topics: Tsunamis

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