Indian Natural Hazard Map tracked Tsunami seven years ago
Kolkata, Jan. 4. (PTI): The possible epicentre of the killer Tsunami and the probable path that the waves would take had been precisely tracked on the Indian Natural Hazard Map seven years ago.
Director of the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), Dr G N Saha, said on Monday the map, made by NATMO in the late nineties, had shown the possible epicentre in Indonesia and Tsunami waves travelling to hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as the southern Indian coast.
"Though this was no prediction of any sort, it just showed theoretically what would happen if an earthquake of high intensity in Indonesia triggered off a Tsunami," he said.
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The fact there were no warning systems in place just appalls me.
Why was there no warning systems? especially if it was already known what a Tidal wave would, and could do this much damage to a region?
Did they not have a warning system in place, because it cost to much Money? For Shame!!
No Price should ever be put on a human life, no matter where it is,
Or who it is.
We are supposed to be one of the richest Countries in the world, so.... show it.