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The earthquake and tsunami threat that hit the western coast of Sumatra last week has prompted preparatory authorities to propose building vertical safety shelters in tsunami-prone areas, reports the Jakarta Globe. 'The president said that if there is a need for additional equipment, such as for the early warning system, then if should be ascertained because this [system] is important,' presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said...
People are urged to remain cautious until the early warning system is developed. 'Try to avoid being around a tree, billboards and roofs whenever there is cold and strong winds. Stay in a strong building structure,' reminds the spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency...
'Indonesia, the country most frequently impacted by tsunamis in the past century, should be sharing its experience with other at-risk countries and leading efforts to create a regional tsunami mitigation system that could effectively reduce future loss of life'...
'According to official data, 25 volcanoes are now under alert or watch status and they must be given priority with regard to disaster mitigation planning at district or city levels,' presidential special aide Andi Arief said at a workshop on journalists' role in disaster management...
The Jakarta administration assured residents that the capital was prepared for potential floods. 'Since October, Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo has instructed all agencies to prepare for possible floods'...
'We need everyone to be aware of and involved in disaster mitigation campaigns, including journalists, so that we can minimize the number of casualties in the event of a disaster,' said Fakhrurradzie M. Gade, secretary general of the Aceh Journalists Forum for Disaster...
Officials from Thailand, Pakistan and Iran were studying how Jakarta deals with its notorious flooding. The head of the city’s public works office, Ery Basworo, had told the representatives about the various mitigation undertaken or in the works...
The United Nations has named Indonesia the country most at risk from tsunamis, with more than five million people here vulnerable to monster waves on the basis of data from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction...
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