CARIBE WAVE 24 successfully conducted on 21 March 2024

The thirteenth annual CARIBE WAVE 24 exercise was conducted on 21 March 2024 to assist tsunami preparedness efforts throughout the Caribbean and adjacent regions.

 
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25 April 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.

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