Politics & Government
County Supervisors Order Report on Tsunami Siren System
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes unanimously for a report to be filed on the feasibility of a tsunami siren warning system.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a motion asking for a report on the feasibility of a tsunami siren warning system for county coastal areas in the wake of the deadly tsunami that ravaged Japan.
The motion was sponsored by Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe, whose district includes Marina del Rey. If a tsunami struck Southern California, inundation projection maps show that much of Venice and Marina del Rey would be vulnerable to tsunami waves.
The motion asked the county's office of Emergency Management to report back in 30 days on the feasibility of developing a tsunami emergency siren warning system to alert coastal county residents of the danger of a tsunami.
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Japan was struck March 11 by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that generated a tsunami with waves reaching 40-feet high that rolled into populated coastal areas, killing thousands and creating a nuclear crisis.
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