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…
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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.
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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,…
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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…
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.
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…
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…
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IOWave16: Linking the end-to-end Tsunami Early Warning to response preparedness
Tsunami hazard in Asia Pacific region Tsunami occurs far and between; when it does though, it brings tremendous consequences. The Indian Ocean Tsunami in the…
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Photos of IOWave16 Simulations in Sultanate of Oman
Various photos of IOWave16 emergency simulations in the Sultanate of Oman. Photo credits: Government of the Sultanate of Oman (link)
