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'Urgent need for early warning systems in the Caribbean'

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The urgent need for early warning systems is the most poignant lesson for Ronald Jackson, head of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Manage-ment Agency, following warnings of possible tsunami surges throughout the region.

Jamaica had been monitoring the situation after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between the coast of Honduras and The Cayman Islands on Tuesday night, causing officials to warn people around the region to be alert to the threat of possible tsunami surges.

Jackson indicated that Jamaica and other Caribbean countries would have to begin looking at multiple sources of alerting persons beyond text messages, social media, and the news.

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Early warning Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Jamaica
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