Indonesian Tidal Wave

Members:
MIRANDA, Kyla
MAYO, Rav
OLIVAR, Cyril Jasper
SANTOS, Gerard
SOLBITA, Mark Kenneth

Kyla : Good morning everyone, we are your anchors for today. I am Kyla
Miranda
Cyril : And I am Cyril Jasper Olivar
Both : And you are watching 1-B Patrol!
Kyla : For the today’s news, 18-foot tsunami devastates Indonesian
Island.
Cyril : Live at the Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, we have Mark Kenneth
Solbita to give us their current situation, Kenneth.
Mark : Thank you Cyril and Kyla, an earthquake and tsunami hit the
Indonesian island of Sulawesi on September 28. More than 150
aftershocks have hit the region following the 7.5 magnitude quake,
triggering tsunami waves as high as 6 meters in some areas. Palu
and Donggala were the worst hit areas. Thousands of buildings
and mosques have collapsed. The wave, and the enormous
earthquake that caused it, killed more than 1,300 residents on the
island that is home to more than 17 million people. The wave
demolished thousands of buildings and leaves behind a vast
humanitarian disaster that will take weeks or months to resolve.
We have here one of the locals that reside in Sulawesi Island. Good
morning sir, what’s your name?
Rav : Good morning, my name is Rav’ish Mayodiva
Mark : So sir Rav’ish, how are you doing after the tsunami?
Rav : It is a nightmare for us who reside here in Saluwesi, there are dead
bodies everywhere, most of the structures collapsed and we
became homeless. Additionally, there are no electricity and also a
shortage of food.
Mark : What do you thinks is the reason why the tsunami caused too
much devastation in the island?
Rav : I think part of what made Friday’s tsunami so devastating was how
little warning there was, the sirens didn’t go off and text message
alerts failed to send since cell towers collapsed during the
earthquake. Most importantly the country’s tsunami warnings
have been lifted too soon before all the tsunami waves made
landfall, lulling us into a false sense of security.
Mark : So that’s the reason why so many casualties happened. Thank you
Mr. Rav’ish. That is all for now, this is Mark Kenneth Solbita,
reporting!
Kyla : Thank you Mark Kenneth. Now, we will have a conversation over
the phone with the spokesperson for Indonesia’s National Agency
for Disaster Countermeasure. Let us all Mr. Gudor Santosilvani,
hello? Good evening Mr. Gudor
Gerard: Good evening too Kyla and Cyril, I am very grateful for having me
in your program.
Cyril : First of all Mr. Gudor, can you give us a short explanation on how
tsunamis were formed and what are the signs of an occurring
tsunami?
Gerard: As we all know, disturbances that occurs under the ocean can
cause tsunami. Earthquakes in the ocean can trigger tsunamis as
vertical underwater movements shift columns of water, causing
massive waves to propagate. These waves can travel upward of 500
miles per hour in the deep ocean. As they roar toward coastal
waters, the waves slow down while getting taller. One common sign
a tsunami is barreling toward a shoreline is the water receding
abnormally far.
Kyla : A while ago, Mark Kenneth interviewed a resident of Sulawesi and
stated that part of the reason, why there were so many casualties,
was due to the error in giving warnings. Could you tell us what
exactly happened?
Gerard: Well, Indonesia has a tsunami early warning system with tidal
gauges, accelerometers, and seismic broadband stations. However,
the system has suffered from a lack of maintenance and the
operators underestimated the danger from the incoming tsunami.
Cyril : Is that so? Then, is the government going to take responsibility for
this grave mistake?
Gerard: Yes, the government is already taking responsibility to it. However,
it is not the main fault of the government. There are also other
factors to be considered that caused this devastation.
Cyril : And what factors would it be?
Gerard: The country as a whole is one of the world’s most densely
populated, and is an island nation. There’s little room to get out of
the way of an incoming disaster. Officials have also struggled to
enforce building codes that make buildings more resilient to
earthquakes. Moreover, the rumbling earth is a fact of life in
Indonesia. The country is situated in the Ring of Fire, a 25,000-
mile stretch around the Pacific Ocean that’s home to more than 90
percent of the world’s earthquakes and 75 percent of volcanoes.
Back in 2004, the third-largest earthquake on record triggered
waves up to 100 feet high, killing more than 230,000 people across
14 countries, with the bulk of the casualties in Indonesia.
Kyla : That is really an alarming news to us. I hope that you can find a
solution to lessen the effects of natural disasters that may happen
in the future. Again, thank you very much Mr. Gudor for giving us
your time.
Gerard: Yes, I am also thankful that you invited and I hope that I answered
some of the questions of our viewers.
Cyril : And that is all for today everyone!
Kyla : 61 more days to go before Christmas!
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