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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
The loss of 40,000 people so far is horrible, but I think it's even more horrible that these people did not have a warning in advance.
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The thing is, I heard people in the US DID pick up the wave and did warn that a tsunami could follow in the quake's wake, but even then, with there being no warning system in place for most of those countries (if not all), there was no way to get the message out to all the people...
They also say as a general thing, if you're ever near a coastline and a strong quake lasting more than 20 seconds occurs, it's a good idea to seek higher ground... (^-^