Learning to Live with Danger
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The people must learn to live with the threat of earthquakes and tsunamis.The government can no longer afford to be careless.
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WE have been self-mesmerized too long by the beauty of our nation, comprising 17,000 islands scattered along the equator like emeralds. It is strategically located, at the crossroads between two continents and two oceans. But we forget that this nation sits in a zone of active volcanoes. Indonesia also lies on two continental plates that rub against each other, that often trigger powerful earthquakes and tsunamis.
Not surprisingly therefore, the s
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