Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia plans to set up buoys and cable base tsunameters(CBT) near Mount Krakatau to give early warning if tidal waves occur.
Themove came following the December 2018 tsunami triggered by the eruption of AnakKrakatau volcano, which emerged from the sea in the same location as the formerKrakatau in 1928. The disaster left over 400 people dead, more than 14,000others injured, and a massive damage along Sunda Strait.
TheIndonesian agency for the assessment and application of technology (BPPT) willinstall a buoy and a CTB together in the waters near Mount Krakatau on April 10.
Accordingto its head, the CBT is a cable with a censor placed on the sea floor to gaugethe extreme change of pressure underwater which indicates a tsunami. The censorwill send the data through a satellite to the receiver post onshore.
Twoother buoys will also be installed along the west coast of Sumatra Island,waters off Bengkulu province, and along the south coast of Java Island, headded.
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Anak Krakatau volcano (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
