Local authorities in western Japan will start a new project to develop a lifeboat which is able to float on rising "tsunami" waves as one of the evacuation measures, local press reported.
The project is initiated by Shikoku Region Transport Bureau, the regional subordinate organization of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The south coast line Shikoku Island is directly facing the Pacific Ocean.
The planned lifeboat will be about 5 meters long and would be made of glass-fiber reinforced plastic. It will be set at public buildings in the coastal areas, such as schools, hospitals or local community houses and accommodate 20 to 50 people in case of tsunami, the report said. (China Daily)
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