Tsunamis are rare, but they can be catastrophic, and the Virgin Islands must prepare for them just as it prepares for hurricanes each year. Kudos, therefore, are due to the …
April 3, 2024
March 29, 2024
Tsunami drill sends Virgin Islands to higher ground
More than 4,000 people across the Virgin Islands took part in this year’s Caribe Wave tsunami drill, with residents walking up the nearest hill to avoid the simulated natural hazard, …
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March 17, 2022
5,000 join Caribe Wave tsunami drill
Students from the Elmore Stoutt High School flooded the streets of Road Town on Friday while participating in a regional tsunami and earthquake drill known as Caribe Wave. “We can …
March 9, 2022
EDITORIAL: Prepare for quakes, tsunamis
With a Caribe Wave drill slated for tomorrow, the entire community should recommit to preparing for earthquakes and tsunamis. In recent decades, the Virgin Islands has been spared these disasters, …
February 25, 2021
Tsunami drill set for March 11
As part of efforts to prepare the territory for earthquakes and tsunamis, residents are invited to take part in the regional Caribe Wave exercise on March 11, government announced. Held …
