On Friday 25 October, the Municipality of Minturno will receive the prestigious award of “Tsunami Ready”. He is the first in Italy to receive it from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO). Alessandro Amato, Head of the Tsunami Warning Center (CAT) ofNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and President for the UNESCO Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System, Gerardo Stefanelli, Mayor of Minturno, Elisa Venturo, Deputy Mayor, Michele Camerota, Coordinator of the local Civil Protection, and Dario Mongelli, Curator of the Tsunami Ready project in the area. The award will be presented, among others, by Dr. Denis Chang Seng of IOC-UNESCO.
The program "Tsunami-Ready" promotes tsunami risk preparedness, involving local administrations, Civil Protection and citizens in order to improve safety throughout the emergency phase. Minturno began the accreditation process in July 2020, becoming the first municipality in the Euro-Mediterranean area to adopt the tsunami risk mitigation program. Since then, various interventions have been carried out, including risk assessment, installation of warning systems and evacuation simulations in schools. The path undertaken by the municipality of Minturno represents an example of cohesion and awareness towards risk reduction, strengthening the resilience of the local community.
Photo - The sign Tsunami Danger present on the beach of Minturno