A tsunami simulation to be conducted on December 26, 2008 in Manado will need the participation of at least 15,000 volunteers, ANTARA quoted the head of the event's organizing committee HR Makagansa as saying. The simulation would be witnessed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the volunteers would be recruited from among the general public, civil servants, military, police and quarters responsible for rescue management in a tsunami disaster, Makagansa said. He said the simulation would be conducted in Manado`s Mega Mas area in conjunction with the commemoration of the devastating tsunami that hit Aceh province on December 26, 2004. Makagansa expressed hope that the tsunami simulation in Manado would not disturb the local people's Christmas festivities. So far, some 2,000 volunteers had been registered so that 13,000 more were needed. "Therefore, all students in Manado are expected to take part as volunteers in the simulation," Makagansa said.
