It all started over eight years ago with the Indian tsunami wiping out the Northern tip of Sumatra island, in the Indonesian archipelago. No one was prepared. No government, no non-government organization, no media organization, no citizen. There were few among the elderly citizens who remotely were able to remember the tsunami of Japan in the end of 1800s, but that is all.
It was beautiful Christmas morning, many weddings taking place in Banda Aceh, many sports events, and family gatherings. Some fishermen went fishing in their boats. Then it happened. An earthquake. Earth was shaking a relatively long time, compared to previous quakes.
Since nobody thought of anything about the earthquake, life continued – until the sea retrieved. Children, adults, anybody at the shore rushed to pick up the fish that were revealed from the sea going away.
Now we know better. We know that if the sea retrieves, it is better not to go to the shore – quite the opposite – it is time to run to the high places.
This site is all about how we prepare for situations like tsunamis and earthquakes.
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