Joint operation of natural disaster early warning system tested
A video conference was held on December 26 to test how relevant governmental agencies coordinate to operate the country’s natural disaster early warning system in response to a tsunami.
The conference in Hanoi on December 26 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– A video conference was held on December 26 to test how relevant governmentalagencies coordinate to operate the country’s natural disaster early warningsystem in response to a tsunami.
The agencies involved inthe exercise included the Central Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control, the Institute of Geophysics, the National Centre forHydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) and the Steering Committees forNatural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue in Quang Nam and Da Nang.
The exercise was based ona scenario in which Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and the Northwest PacificTsunami Advisory Centre issue warnings of tsunami waves of 1.5 – 7 metre highfor the East Sea areas, including the coast of Vietnam, at 8:45am on December26.
In Vietnam, the worst-hitareas are shores from Da Nang to Quang Ngai which are struck by waves of morethan 5 metres between 10:30am and 12:30am.
Upon receiving thewarnings, the Institute of Geophysics sends three reports on the tsunami toon-duty officials via text messages and provides direct broadcast of tsunamiinformation via the multipurpose natural disaster early warning system installedat 30 stations along Da Nang’s coast to request immediate evacuation.
The multipurpose naturaldisaster early warning system has been developed by military-run telecom groupViettel.
The government hasinstalled a tsunami early warning system at high-risk areas in 13 coastalcities and provinces across the country since 2012 with the first phase of theproject being piloted in Da Nang and Quang Nam. So far, 51 alert stations havebeen installed, including 30 in Da Nang and 21 in Quang Nam.–VNA
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The conference in Hanoi on December 26 (Photo: VNA) 
