Rehearsal for tsunami response in Danang on September 1

The first drill on tsunami disaster prevention is expected to take place in Da Nang on September 1. The hypothetical situation may be due to an earthquake in the Philippine west coast.

Major General Pham Hoai Giang, Chief of the Office of the National Committee for Search and Rescue , exchanged on the sidelines of the 2011 Conference on Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue , said the rehearsal is scheduled to take place at Da Nang on September 1. Currently, the Commission has prepared a plan to work specifically with this locality.

The hypothetical situation may be due to an earthquake in the Philippine west coast that creates tsunamis that flood the Central Coast of Vietnam. The earthquake and tsunami warning center received information immediately to check and distribute the news. People, local authorities, and departments implement. When the tsunami hit the shore, the work of overcoming the consequences and stabilizing the people's life was conducted, VnExpress reported.

Danang is the first place to practice, coastal provinces will be invited to visit and learn from experience. After Da Nang, based on the actual situation, it is possible to continue practicing locally to forecast a high tsunami risk.

Earthquake zones that cause tsunamis can affect the coast and islands of Vietnam. Photo: Vast.ac.

According to the Earthquake Alert & Tsunami Warning Center , the Institute of Geophysics said the risk of tsunamis on Vietnam's coast is not high. However, the possibility of tsunamis caused by earthquakes in Vietnam coast is available.

The calculation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also said that if an earthquake with magnitude 8.3 magnitude occurs in the area of ​​the Manila deep water trench, it can create a 6.2 m high tsunami in Quang Ngai and 2.1 m in Nha Trang.

Scientifically, earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 6.5 on the Richter scale in sea areas are likely to cause tsunamis, so the risk of tsunamis in Vietnam's coast is present and needs to be addressed. center.

Currently, our country has 25 tsunami scenarios which are built on the basis of 9 tsunami source areas that can affect the coast of our country.