Solomon Islands will join over 30 countries around the Pacific Rim as a participant in a mock tsunami scenario which begins today and ends this Friday.
The National Disaster Management Office says the Pacific-wide exercise is to put to practice country tsunami decision-making procedures using the new enhanced forecast products of the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Director of the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services David Hiriasia says recent events of 2007 in Solomon Islands, 2009 in Samoa, 2010 in Chile, the 2013 Solomon Islands and the 2014 Chile tsunamis increased the need to be more prepared for such events.
