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Indian Ocean tsunami warning system on test Oct 12

More than 20 nations will participate in a full-scale exercise on Oct 12 to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
The "Exercise IOWAVE 11" will re-enact the events of Dec 26, 2004, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra (Indonesia), followed by an ocean-wide tsunami.
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