新闻报报看 | 今天适逢南亚大海啸20周年，多个国家举办纪念活动，悼念20多万在海啸中被夺去的鲜活生命。如今，这场重大天灾过去了20年，未来还会不会再重演呢？机率又有多大呢？民众又能怎样预防呢？（主播：颜江瀚、罗美伶）
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00:30There are more than 23,000 atomic bombs on the island.
00:33Imagine how scary it is.
00:36Because the tsunami warning system was very simple,
00:39it was not possible to inform the residents of the surrounding countries in time.
00:42As a result, more than 225,000 people died in the tsunami.
00:47Among them, the death toll in Indonesia was the highest,
00:49and more than 160,000 people died on the western coast alone.
00:53And this sudden tsunami in South Asia has been called
00:57one of the most fatal natural disasters in human history.
01:00It has also become a lesson for all mankind.
01:03Today, 20 years later,
01:05many countries in Asia have held commemorative activities
01:07to commemorate the lives of more than 220,000 people who were engulfed by the tsunami.
01:13In order to prevent the tragedy from repeating,
01:15the tsunami warning system has also been greatly improved.
01:18The government of many countries
01:19has established a global tsunami information and warning system
01:23based on the tsunami warning system.
01:27At present, there are a total of 74 satellites around the world
01:30used to monitor the signal of the underwater earthquake sensor
01:34and the change of water level.
01:36During the 20th anniversary of the Great South Asian Tsunami,
01:38the Damascus Meteorological Bureau also issued a report
01:40on this major natural disaster.
01:42At the same time, it also reminded the public
01:44to pay close attention to the latest natural disaster information issued by the authorities
01:46and various tsunami forecasts.
01:48The Meteorological Bureau pointed out in the report
01:50that the tsunami forecast included an earthquake,
01:53a rise or fall in sea level,
01:55and a sudden sound like a train whistle.
01:59If the people, especially the residents living in neighboring areas,
02:02find these phenomena mentioned above,
02:05they should pay special attention to them.
02:08In addition to reminding people to pay attention to the tsunami forecast,
02:11the report also mentioned that the government would
02:13use various channels of the Meteorological Bureau
02:16such as short messages, social media platforms,
02:18official websites, articles, tsunami warning systems, etc.
02:21to remind people to take precautions.
02:23However, some people may be curious.
02:25It has been 20 years since the Great South Asian Tsunami occurred.
02:28Is it possible for such a disaster to occur in the same place
02:31and to occur again?
02:33How likely is it?
02:35Ibrahim Ibrahim,
02:37Director of Environmental Sustainability Development
02:39at the Malaysian Academy of Professors,
02:41said in an interview with Daily News that
02:43in theory, a tsunami may occur again.
02:46But in reality,
02:48the probability of it occurring is very small.
02:50He said that even if a tsunami occurs again,
02:53the scale will be much smaller than 20 years ago.
02:56After all, the tsunami at that time
02:58was caused by a 9.1-level super earthquake.
03:01The 9.1-level earthquake
03:03is the fourth largest earthquake since 1900.
03:06It is also very rare.
03:08In theory, only every 400 to 500 years
03:10can a tsunami occur in the same area.
03:13This expert also added that
03:15if an earthquake occurs frequently in the same area,
03:18the scale of the earthquake will gradually decrease,
03:22and the probability of a tsunami occurring will decrease.
03:25However, he still suggests that our country,
03:27especially the north of the peninsula
03:29and the east coast of Sabah,
03:31should build tsunami prevention infrastructure,
03:34including setting signs in high-risk areas for tsunamis,
03:37reminding people and tourists to be on high alert
03:39to avoid another tragedy.