Tsunami evacuation and risk management are critical components of disaster preparedness, especially in coastal areas prone to seismic activity. Recent research has focused on understanding ...

Though tourists have little reason to notice them, reminders of the tragedy abound today in Phang Nga — signs showing an evacuation route, tsunami shelters near beach areas, several memorials ...

The stairway, marked with an “evacuation” sign, was installed after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which spawned giant tsunami and claimed thousands of lives. When the man looked down ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Thursday — and while Humboldt County evaded major structural damage and injuries, many locals bungled the tsunami evacuation. Of particular concern was a traffic ...

A tsunami warning was lifted hours after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska in the US. The quake hit 280km (173 miles) south-east of Kodiak, at a depth of 25km, at 00:31 ...

Along the coast, tsunami defence systems, including sea walls and evacuation plans, aim to minimise casualties. Education programmes also play a key role in making sure that citizens are prepared ...

His heart was pounding, he said. Evacuation by vehicles causing traffic jams. NHK was allowed to go inside a "tsunami evacuation building" near Naha Port after the tsunami warning and a later ...