Tsunami alert buoy deployed


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 31 Dec 2005

PULAU RONDO (Indonesia): The first Malaysian tsunami early warning system buoy was deployed near this island yesterday after months of negotiations and planning with the Indonesian Government. 

Malaysian Meteorological Services Department director-general Dr Yap Kok Seng, who witnessed the occasion, said the RM2.4mil tsunami buoy was important to ensure that the country was ready with all the necessary equipment to monitor any possible tsunamis. 

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