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Sri Lanka warning tower fails
It is asked in one of Sri Lanka’s aphorisms whether the sword that is not ready for war is to be used for cutting kos (jack fruit)? That is the same question we have to ask the Ministry of Disaster Management about its warning towers. When oh when, will the Ministry realize that [...]
3 tsunami warning towers, 25 more to come (repeat story from 2006)
Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe says the government will establish a series of Tsunami warning towers throughout the country from next month.
Speaking at the main ceremony of the Tsunami tragedy and National Safety day held in Kandy this morning the Minister said three Tsunami warning towers have been established in [...]
Tsunami warning tower fails on September 12th
We assume that the failure of the Hikkaduwa tower will be examined as part of the comprehensive review the Minister has called for.
The important thing is to think about warning as a chain with many links. If one link breaks, the chain breaks. The conclusions are that one must minimize the number [...]
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