COLOMBO (NewsRadio); A National Tsunami Disaster Rehearsal Programme will take place in three districts today.
Accordingly, the Disaster Management Centre will conduct rehearsals in the Trincomalee, Galle and Matara district coasts today (4).
The DMC said the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster Rehearsal Programme organized annually by the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) and UNESCO to develop the capacity of regional nations to deal with tsunami disasters in the Indian Ocean will be held today (4) with the participation of 28 regional countries.
The DMC added Sri Lanka, as a country associated with this cooperation, has organized the “National Tsunami Disaster Rehearsal Programme” which will take place from 9.30am to 11.30 am in the Trincomalee, Galle and Matara districts in parallel with regional tsunami drills.
