This article introduces: On September 27, Indonesian government officials admitted that the warning system failed to issue an alert before the tsunami on the 25th. The epicenter of the earthquake on the 25th was located about 78 kilometers southwest of South Pagai Island. "The tsunami hit 5 to 10 minutes later," and even if the local residents had received a warning, they would not have had time to escape. The death toll has risen to 343.
The warning system did not sound an alarm before the tsunami on the 25th, and the death toll has increased to 343 people. Fachrul Sjam, head of Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, introduced that in 2009, staff found problems during routine checks on the warning system; last month, the entire system failed, possibly due to operational errors. He said, "We do not have professional knowledge, and we lack specialized personnel, the system..." [For more details, see http://jxw1899.blog.hexun.com/58317405_d.html].