18-nation Indian Ocean tsunami drill held to test warning system

18-nation Indian Ocean tsunami drill held to test warning system

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Participants in a tsunami drill evacuate their houses in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's northernmost province Aceh, on Oct. 14, 2009 in a drill under a simulation of a magnitude 9.2 earthquake off the northwestern coast of Sumatra Island. The drill was held to test the readiness of warning and rescue agencies of 18 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim as part of World Disaster Reduction Day.

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