Marlborough Civil Defence prepares for tsunami in Exercise TangaroaFAIRFAX NZ Rather than act as a buffer as previously thought, the narrow entry points of the Marlborough Sounds would actually accentuate the force of a tsunami. Civil Defence teams across the country will spring into action when a fake tsunami hits coastal communities at the end of this month. A simulated earthquake in the Kermadec Trench, about 800 kilometres northeast of New Zealand, will generate a major tsunami during Exercise Tangaroa, affecting the whole country. SUPPLIED The Marlborough Civil Defence team practice their response in a training exercise in June. Marlborough Civil Defence emergency management officer Gary Spence said some Marlburians underestimated the effect of a major tsunami.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2016 06:00 UTC