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Padang tests Tsunami Early Warning System

Tsunamis have had tremendous destructive impacts on coastal communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Indonesia also has a high frequency of these natural disasters, having recorded…

September 15, 2016 8:26 pm·

Indonesia ·
IOWave Exercises ·

IOWave16 Indonesia Data Consolidation Meeting

Under the joint leadership of Deputy Minister / Deputy Chief for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness of Indonesia and UNESCAP, the team of IOWave16 Indonesia conducted…

September 14, 2016 5:10 pm·

Data regarding the Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Centres in Indonesia

Data regarding the Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Centres in Indonesia from 2015 is available through this link: Download PDF

September 13, 2016 5:27 pm·

IOWave16 Tsunami Exercise reveals that inaccurate population data poses hurdle

A tsunami mock drill carried out in Kerala, India, as part of the IOWave16 multinational exercise in the Indian Ocean region, has exposed a chink…

September 13, 2016 2:49 pm·

Continuous Learning for Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness and Early Warning System: Example from Padang City, Indonesia

Padang city is one of the focus cities for the 2016 Indian Ocean Wave Exercise (IOWAVE16) in Indonesia. The city and its people has experience…

September 13, 2016 11:42 am·

IOWave Exercises ·
Oman ·

Emergency Exercises carried out in Schools in Oman

Emergency exercises were carried out in 8 schools in the Sultanate of Oman – over 8,000 students were involved.

September 9, 2016 4:09 pm·

IOWave Exercises ·
Oman ·

Photos of IOWave16 Preparations in Oman

The agencies involved in the preparation for IOWave16 in Oman are the National Committee for Civil Defence (NCCD) and the Directorate General of Meteorology. Below,…

September 9, 2016 4:00 pm·

A Magnitude 9.2 Earthquake was simulated as part of IOWave16

An enormous earthquake of 9.2 magnitude was artificially simulated in the morning of 7 September near the south of Sumatra in Indonesia in order to…

September 9, 2016 3:25 pm·

India ·
IOWave Exercises ·

Tsunami Mock Drill carried out in West Godavari Dist, India

A video of an IOWave16 tsunami drill carried out in West Godavari Dist in India, by I News.

September 9, 2016 3:13 pm·

Media Coverage on IOWave16 India

The IOWave16 Tsunami Exercise in India has been covered widely by local, national and international media. For an elaborate list of coverage so far, please…

September 9, 2016 1:23 pm·

IOWave Exercises ·
Kenya ·

Disaster preparedness: Stakeholders hold Tsunami drill in Mombasa, Kenya

What if Kenya’s Coastline was hit by a Tsunami, would the country be well prepared to handle it? That was the focus of a multi-agency…

September 9, 2016 1:02 pm·

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