Went back to my office at noon.
Fortunately there were no reports of severe damage by killer tsunamis, but the magnitude 8.5 (JMA) quake was deadly enough to take away lives of thousands in the closest island of Nias.
http://ioc.unesco.org/INDOTSUNAMI/2803sumatra_eq/sumatra_eq.htm
The tsunami warnings issued by the JMA and PTWC seem to have transmitted to the Indian Ocean countries smoothly though it was the first ever day that such service had been done to the area in need of such information.
(see http://hide3diary.blogspot.com/2005/01/fill-absense-in-indian-ocean.html)
Why there were no large tsunamis, is a mystery, but we must be careful of loss in faith... That's why we fear false alarms. Not just the authorities giving out the warning, but we broadcasters too. I just hope from my heart, the residents at risk of lives will listen to these warnings the next time.
Without belief, trust, and understanding of the viewers, what we are trying to accomplish here will never come true. Saving as many lives as we can, of ones in danger, is the ultimate objective of we broadcasters!! ...and this is of course why we all take pride in what we do!
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