Indonesia installs a tsunami siren tower in Banda Aceh, 20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 126,000 people in Aceh. The new system aims to improve the province's earthquake detection and tsunami warning capabilities with loud sirens audible up to 100km away, along with text and radio alerts.
A tsunami siren tower installed at the city centre of Banda Aceh in Indonesia .BANDA ACEH , Indonesia — Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his home province of Aceh will be ready.
"We think Aceh will be ready for evacuation if a tsunami occurs," Hududillah said at one of the siren towers in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, adding that he was thankful for the effort, while hoping there would be no more disasters.
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