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Originally Posted by lunachick
I was just reading this, and hoped that this would prompt the wealthier nations to make sure that international early warning systems truly are international.
Officials in Thailand and Indonesia conceded that immediate public warnings of gigantic waves could have saved lives. The only known warning issued by Thai authorities reached resort operators when it was too late. The waves hit Sri Lanka and India more than two hours after the quake. |
Even 2 hours would have been enough time to get people off the beaches and the fisherfolk out of the water. Apparently, just before a tsunami hits, the sea pulls way, way back quickly....I heard little children ran out there when the water did that to pick up fish
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But governments insisted they couldn't have known the true danger because there is no international system in place to track tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, and they could not afford the sophisticated equipment to build one.
Hopefully the following quote will amount to more than just talk and something real and effective will be put into place.
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VM, you may not have money or anything to send right now, but you could write letters to our government urging them to help fund early warning systems in the Indian ocean such as those found in the Pacific. Maybe next time the losses won't be so staggering.