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Indonesia better able to deal with disasters 20 years after devastating tsunami

Updated: 2024-12-24 10:39

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People walk past cleanup efforts on a street in tsunami-hit Phuket, Thailand, on Dec 28, 2004; the same street on Nov 18. AFP

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone areas. The archipelago nation lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide and many of the world's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

UNESCO experts say the world is much safer today from the threat of tsunamis due to early warning systems that were lacking in 2004.

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