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- A tsunami emergency response mock drill was held in the Karumkulam panchayat of Thiruvananthapuram, organised by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, the District Disaster Management Authority and the local panchayat under the UNESCO-linked Tsunami Ready programme.
- The drill simulated a warning from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services about rising water along the Kerala coast after a 9.3 magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Officials passed alerts through emergency operation centres, and police, fire force and fisheries departments moved residents, including women, children, bedridden patients and pets, to an assembly point and then to a school shelter with first aid and food.
- The two-hour drill, led by Deputy Collector Atul S. Nath, aimed to test preparedness, inter-agency coordination and evacuation protocols; only two villages in Odisha have so far received Tsunami Ready recognition in the Indian Ocean region.
What to watch next
- Whether Karumkulam panchayat achieves official 'Tsunami Ready' recognition from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
- Further mock drills or preparedness measures in other Kerala coastal villages under the Tsunami Ready programme.
- Findings or follow-up actions from the authorities based on how this drill performed.
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