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World Tsunami Awareness Day – November 5th

“Strengthening  disaster risk  governance is the theme of this year’s World Tsunami Awareness Day,” he said, adding that it should help build resilience to all hazards both natural and man-made. World Tsunami Awareness Day  is celebrated around the world on  November 5th . This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the dangers of tsunamis around the world. World Tsunami Awareness Day  was Japan’s brainchild, which is why the bitter experience of repetition led to the creation of key expertise in areas such as post-disaster tsunami, public works, and better construction to mitigate future impacts. The date of 5 November was chosen in honor of a true story from Japan: “Inamura-no-Hi”, which means the “burning of the rice sheaves”. During an 1854 earthquake, a farmer saw the tide receding, a sign of a looming  tsunami . MEANING OF ‘TSUNAMI’ Tsunami is a Japanese word .  A tsunami is a series of massive waves caused by earthquakes or underwater volcanic eruptions and underwater landsl