A year ago havoc struck the region when a high magnitude earthquake displaced the ocean floor in the Indian Ocean region. This in turn sent huge waves crashing, first into the Acheh province in northern Sumatra, followed by the southwestern area of Pulau Langkawi, before hitting coastal areas of mainland Kedah and Penang. These waves of destruction then traveled north hitting the Phuket and Phang-nga provinces on the west coast of Thailand before hitting Sri Lanka and southeastern India in the Tamil Nadu province. It did not stop there. People died on the east coast of the African continent. By the time the waves finally subside, they have traveled all the way to New Zealand and Alaska.
Let us not be caught off-guard again. An early warning system may not be able to prevent another tsunami from happening, but it would certainly save more lives.
SeaDemon Says 