Quote Originally Posted by mendhak
The thing about third world countries is that action is taken only after something major has happened. So, now that the tsunami is over, they'll be setting up a warning system for tsunamis. Half heartedly because they either won't be expecting it to happen again or they'll be hoping it doesn't happen again
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html

"Asian officials conceded Monday that they failed to issue broad public warnings immediately after a massive undersea earthquake in Indonesia, which could have saved countless lives from the subsequent giant waves "

""The department had up to an hour to announce the emergency message and evacuate people but they failed to do so," Thammasarote was quoted as saying in The Bangkok Post newspaper. "It is true that an earthquake is unpredictable but a tsunami, which occurs after an earthquake, is predictable." "