Samoa pushing for local tsunami warning centre

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Updated February 24, 2009 17:29:15

Samoan disaster officials are pushing for the establishment of a tsunami warning centre in the South Pacific. At the moment the region is covered by a centre in Hawaii. But Samoa Disaster Management Office principal officer, Filomena Nelson, says small island states south of the equator need much earlier warning of tsunamis.

presenter: Bruce Hill
speaker:Samoa Disaster Management Office principal officer, Filomena Nelson

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