The Bureau of Meteorology has apologised after a tsunami warning was sent for Australia's east coast today in error. The bureau said there was no threat after the tsunami alert was sent to users of the BOM Weather app between 11am and 12pm Wednesday.


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The Bureau of Meteorology has apologised after a tsunami warning was sent for Australia's east coast today in error.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for confusion after it sent out a “tsunami alert” as part of its testing of a new system.

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On the morning of September 25, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a tsunami warning for half of Australia, but then immediately cancelled the warning and apologized to the public.

9月25日上午，氣象局向半個澳洲發布了海嘯警報，隨後又立即取消了警報，並向公眾道歉。

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The Meteorological Bureau apologizes for sending the wrong tsunami warning to half of Australia

There was panic and confusion in Australia after its weather agency issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday (Sep 25), only to clarify later that it was a test.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued the warning about an '8.2 magnitude earthquake off New Zealand' to the southern half of the country.

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The Australian Meteorological Office actually only wanted to test early warning software. Then a tsunami alarm was accidentally sent via the app. A brief panic followed in eastern Australia.

Eigentlich wollte das australische Wetteramt nur eine Frühwarn-Software testen. Dann wurde versehentlich ein Tsunami-Alarm per App versendet. Es folgte eine kurze Panik in Ostaustralien.

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The app-based warning also said there had been an earthquake in New Zealand.

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A brief moment of panic gripped parts of eastern Australia on Wednesday after the National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning to thousands of residents. People along the coast of New South Wales and Queensland received the Bureau of Meteorology warning, sent shortly after 11.30am, which read "tsunami alert" and indicated the user's location. Users of the application were informed that a tsunami was approaching, caused by an earthquake with…

Un scurt moment de panică a cuprins miercuri părți din estul Australiei, după ce biroul meteorologic național a trimis o avertizare de tsunami către mii de locuitori. Persoanele aflate de-a lungul coastei New South Wales și Queensland au primit avertismentul Biroului de Meteorologie, trimis la scurt timp după ora 11.30, pe care scria „alertă de tsunami” și indicând locația utilizatorului. Utilizatorii aplicației au fost informați că se apropie u…

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The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for eastern Australia on Wednesday. It turned out to be just a test

Den nationale vejrtjeneste i sendte onsdag en advarsel ud om tsunami i det østlige Australien. Det viste sig bare at være en test

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Bureau of Meteorology apologises after accidentally sending a tsunami warning for Australian east coast

Bureau of Meteorology apologises after accidentally sending a tsunami warning for Australian east coast

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