Indonesia to install 10 tsunami warning stations on Bali’s beaches

Ten more tsunami warning stations will be installed in the western and eastern coastal areas of Indonesia’s Bali resort island.
Indonesia to install 10 tsunami warning stations on Bali’s beaches ảnh 1Palu city in Central Sulawesi province after the earthquakes and tsunami (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) –
Ten more tsunamiwarning stations will be installed in the western and eastern coastal areas of Indonesia’sBali resort island.

The installation of these warning stations couldwork with the private sector through enterprises’ social corporateresponsibility programmes, said Dewa Putu Mantera, head of the NationalDisaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Indonesia lies on the Ring of Fire, where severaltectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.

Throughout 2018, Indonesia was hit by a total of11,577 earthquakes and several of them caused serious casualties.

The landslide in Suka Bumi in West Java, theearthquake in Lombok island, the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi,the tsunami in the coastal area of Sunda killed at least over 3,000 people.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and GeophysicalAgency (BMKG) of Indonesia has warned of potential natural disasters such asfloods, landslides and whirlwinds as the Southeast Asian country is enteringthe peak of the rainy season.

The Indonesian government decided to spend 15trillion rupiah (1.1 billion USD) from the State budget 2019 on naturaldisaster mitigation and forecasting, doubling that of the previous year. Asmuch as 10 trillion rupiah will be spent on natural disaster responseactivities.-VNA
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