Three months later, tsunami warning system a local affair

TOKYO, Friday (AFP) Three months after giant waves plundered Indian Ocean coastlines without warning, the passion to build a regional tsunami warning system has given way to a realization that safety is local. The world responded with outrage when it learned that thousands of lives could have been saved had the Indian Ocean planned ahead with an alert system for waves of the type caused by the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra.

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Aftershock shakes Indonesia's tsunami zone

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Friday (AFP) The latest in a series of strong earthquakes shook the tsunami-hit Indonesian region of Aceh Friday, but officials said there were no casualties or damage.

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