The October 25 tsunami took nearly 500 souls in the Mentawai Archipelago. There have been rumors on the Internet that the Indonesian tsunami alarm method had not been functional and failed to protect the people. This does not appear correct, even if it is exact that over half of the buoys are currently not operative. A warning has been transmited by the indonesian TV stations in due time after the tremor. But it was inoperative for the population residing there, as they do not have ...