Delegates discuss tsunami warning plans at U.N. confab

Delegates discuss tsunami warning plans at U.N. confab

KOBE, Japan - Delegates at the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Reduction hold a special plenary session Jan. 20 in Kobe to discuss plans to establish a tsunami early warning system for Indian Ocean coastal areas.

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