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CARIBE WAVE 24 successfully conducted on 21 March 2024
At 15:00 UTC, more than 700,000 registered participants took part in the annual exercise organised by UNESCO/IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunamis and Other Coastal Hazards for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS).
International Tsunami Information Center Caribbean Office (ITIC-CAR) officials, like manager Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, worked alongside PTWC staff and analysts of the Puerto Rico Seismic Network to carry out a simulation based on disturbances caused in the Puerto Rico Trench.
As part of an effort to provide inclusive tsunami safety resources, orientation on tsunamis was given to the visually impaired population, including a Safety Rules flyer in braille.
CARIBE WAVE Exercises strongly support the objectives of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction target and Early Warnings for All initiative.
CARIBE WAVE 24 was coordinated together with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Caribbean regional emergency management stakeholders CEPREDENAC (Coordination Centre for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America), CDEMA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency), and EMIZA (Etat-Major Interministériel de la Zone de Défense et de Sécurité Antilles) as well at the Central America Tsunami Advisory Center (CATAC) of Nicaragua with the purpose of assisting tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean.
Caribe Wave Exercises
Regular Wave Exercises are essential to test the operational readiness of response agencies and keep the public informed and prepared for the real event.
