5 million Indonesians at risk from tsunamis, UN says

Source(s): PT Jakarta Globe Media
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The United Nations has named Indonesia the country most at risk from tsunamis, with more than five million people here vulnerable to monster waves, says Victor Rembeth, project manager of the UN Joint Strategic Program for Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia, on the basis of data from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: "In terms of physical vulnerability, Indonesia fares much better than Japan."

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