Mayor says Nepal disaster should spur planning for tsunami risk at Milford Sound
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- Southland Mayor Rob Scott said the disaster in Nepal should prompt practical preparation for a tsunami at Piopiotahi/Milford Sound.
- Milford Sound attracts about one million visitors a year, according to Scott.
- The comments followed deadly Himalayan glacial floods that killed more than 1,000 people and left nearly 4,500 missing.
Southland Mayor Rob Scott says Nepal’s disaster should prompt practical planning for the risk of a tsunami at Piopiotahi/Milford Sound.
Scott said Milford Sound attracts about one million visitors each year. He argued that the scale of the tourism destination made preparation important.
His comments followed devastating glacial floods in the Himalayas. The death toll had passed 1,000, while nearly 4,500 people were missing.
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