Posted on 06/07/2007 2:19:10 PM PDT by blam
Tsunami siren stirs anger in Aceh
An earlier alert had sent thousands fleeing in panic
Residents near the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province have disabled a tsunami warning system. The residents cut the power to the siren on a tsunami warning tower by throwing rocks at it.
They were angered by a false alarm that sent thousands of people in the capital and a nearby area rushing from their homes to higher ground on Monday.
Many people in Aceh are still traumatised by the 2004 tsunami in which thousands were killed.
A false alarm on Monday morning in the Kaju district near the capital, Banda Aceh, caused panic, with thousands fleeing to higher ground.
Frustrated
When another siren sounded in nearby Lhoknga, frustrated residents threw rocks at its electrical panel, said Syahnan Sobri of the local Meteorological and Geophysics Agency.
"It was too high up, so they stoned it," he said.
Mr Sobri said that while the connection had been cut the actual warning equipment had not been damaged.
He added that technicians were being sent to the scene to survey the damage but that the warning system had been temporarily switched off in Banda Aceh and the surrounding area.
Indonesia was the country worst hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, which killed more than 168,000 people in Aceh alone.
I can understand a little anger at a false warning, but damaging something that could potentially save you and your family from becoming crab food?
Stupid.
And the ghost of Darwin smiled a knowing smile.
Which is pretty much their answer to most of life's problems.
Dr Darwin, you’re needed in Indonesia...
So now, when allah sends his next tsunami to eradicate even more muslims, his plan will work. Allah doesn't like muslims. Allah doesn't like humans.
“I can understand a little anger at a false warning, but damaging something that could potentially save you and your family from becoming crab food?”
Muslims. What else do you expect?
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