28-03-2017 06:08 via ktva.com

Be ready: Expert warns to be prepared before a tsunami strikes

It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, a reminder to be ready in case a natural disaster like the 1964 earthquake and tsunamis happens again.
Paul Whitmore, the director of the National Tsunami Warning Center, says the week’s events include a test of the tsunami warning system. He said in 1964, most of the victims had no warning of the deadly tsunamis, which came within minutes of the 9.2-magnitude quake and killed far more people.
“We learned a lot from that. Today we have a war
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