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Article: Commonwealth head calls for talks on expanding tsunami early warning
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- December 27, 2004
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AP Worldstream
12-27-2004
Dateline: LONDON
The head of the British Commonwealth on Monday called for talks on creating a global early warning system for tsunamis similar to the one that struck the Indian Ocean region.
Five Commonwealth countries _ India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia and Bangladesh _ were among those affected by the massive tidal waves.
"Modern technology would say you should know about these things anywhere in the globe instantly and therefore be able to respond to them," Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon told British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
McKinnon, who heads the influential bloc of Britain and its former colonies, said his homeland of New Zealand has been ...