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Message: <blockquote data-quote="neo76" data-source="post: 15107371" data-attributes="member: 162679">Guys,What's your idea about disaster preparedness of Sri Lanka.By tsunami, 50,000 died in 30 minutes, and this count far over weighs the total deaths by the war, for 30 years.The met department was unable to disseminate the alert sent to them in a timely manner.Today, some fishermen were dead due to heavy winds.Met department alert has come very late i guess.When i got the news alert in my mobile, I was experiencing heavy winds for many hours.I'm sure, it has been very late for the fishermen.On top of that, the authorities had not dispatched rescue teams,until the public started protesting.I think we have to think as a country.I think constructive criticism of our own weaknesses/ mis managements is ok, if it would save a life in future.</blockquote>

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