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Phuket governor Tree Ackaradecha affirmed that provincial and state agencies are on alert with a warning system if a quake hits the area as well as being prepared with an evacuation plan in line with the tsunami drill held around twice a year...

Following a recent incident involving the Danish cargo ship 'Puma' exposing how little protection Norway has in the event of a radioactive catastrophe, Norwegian authorities called for the development of improved radioactive cargo transport policies...

Although traditional wisdom and hard-earned lessons enabled villagers to diminish the potentially disastrous consequences of flooding and landslides during the rainy season, residents are also getting a helping hand from NGOs and local groups to implement a community-based disaster risk reduction program throughout the district...

A World Bank-funded early disaster warning system project enabled the landslide-prone town of Manito in Albay to develop a low-cost early warning system using recycled bottles and bells but equipped with remote sensing and ground surveying capabilities...

Five areas in the province of Nueva Ecija were given 3.5 million euros by the Spanish government for the implementation of a disaster preparedness project involving infrastructure, livelihood and capacity development with DRR trainings...

The local government of Labo spearheaded a series of trainings on Strengthening of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Committee (BDRRC) with activities aiming to orient the participants on the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010...

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in Central Java will provide disaster-alert training in schools in order for children to learn about the potential risks of natural disasters in their area and how to minimize their impacts...

The European Commission criticised airport authorities for failing to prepare for the bad weather, as heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures were still severely disrupting air traffic in Europe on Tuesday, and may draft new rules if airport operators would not take action voluntarily to plan better for severe weather...

Initial siren sites with high population concentrations in low-lying areas that are at risk for tsunamis have been chosen for the implementation of a system which will sound automatically if a tsunami warning is generated by the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center or the Puerto Rico Seismic Network...

France will lend Indonesia 30.3 million Euro to help the Public Meteorology Center replace their disaster warning systems as part of an agreement on strengthening climate and weather services capacity...