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Tsunami hitting Palu, Sulawesi

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    Tsunami hitting Palu, Sulawesi

    https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1045680128343384064

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    There were no sirens along the coast

    Could more lives have been saved?


    It's possible, as Indonesia does actually have a more advanced tsunami warning system, including a network of 21 buoys which would have dispatched advance warnings based on data gathered by deep sea sensors.
    However none of these buoys - donated by the US, Germany and Malaysia after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed nearly a quarter of a million people - are working. Some have been damaged by vandals and others have been stolen.
    A replacement system has been delayed due to a lack of funds.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45663054

    Are there any campaigns we can donate? or things that we can do?

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