Indonesia and countries across the Indian Ocean have lifted a tsunami warning which was issued following a massive 8.6-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island Wednesday, April 11. Panicked residents, remembering a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people on Sumatra’s Aceh province, poured out of their homes and fled coastal areas after the massive quake, which was followed by an 8.2-magnitude aftershock. Indonesia’s response shows warning systems have come a long way since the 2004 catastrophe, though there’s still work to be done.
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For more on how Indonesia responded, read a CNN article here
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