Indonesia to put 3rd tsunami buoy off Sumatra


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Sep 2007

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will install a third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20 people and damaged thousands of homes there last week. 

The government decided to set up a warning system after a huge earthquake in December 2004 off Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean. More than 230,000 people in the region were killed or went missing, including 170,000 Indonesians. 

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