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After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia, which suffered approximately 130,000 deaths, was funded to set up a tsunami early warning system, using buoys to monitor the sea for tsunamis. Due to the earthquake taking out the local power grid, very few received an alert, which contributed to the high death rate.
After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia, which suffered approximately 130,000 deaths, was funded to set up a tsunami early warning system, using buoys to monitor the sea for tsunamis. Due to the earthquake taking out the local power grid, very few received an alert, which contributed to the high death rate.
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