Tsunami scare a 'useful exercise' in emergency preparedness: Expert

Tuesday’s short-lived tsunami warning was the closest thing to an emergency response practice without actually being a practice for many B.C. coastal communities.
A tsunami warning for the coastal areas of B.C. has been cancelled after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Alaska. The warning was issued early Tuesday, shortly after 1:30 a.m. However, at 4:30 a.m., an urgent message from Emergency Management B.C. said all warnings for coastal B.C. had been cancelled.
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