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Tue, 09/08/2009 - 00:32
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PELABUHAN RATU BEACH SAFE FOR TOURISTS
Sukabumi, Indonesia, Sept 7 (ANTARA) - Rumors that aftershocks of the recent earthquake would create tsunami have prompted the regional government of Sukabumi district, West Java, to guarantee that the region's Pelabuhanratu beach is safe.
Rumors about tsunami are believed to affect tourists intending to visit Pelabuhanratu beach during this year's holidays. Therefore, the regional government of Sukabumi called on the people and tourists wishing to visit Pelabuhanratu to ignore the rumors.
"The Pelabuhanratu beach is safe for tourists," Head of Tourism Service of Sukabumi Iyos Sumantri said here on Monday.
He said that the rumors saying there would be aftershocks that could create tsunami were irrational predictions. The Pelabuhanratu beach is safe from tsunami.
"There is no need for tourists to be concerned with the earthquake that had happened last Wednesday," he said.
In the meantime, Head of the Nusantara Fishery Port of Pelabuhanratu, Arief Rahman said that Pelabuhanratu was safe from tsunmai because it was located inside a gulf.
Besides, Pelabuhanratu is also obstructed by the Ujung Genteng beach. "The geographical location of Pelabuhanratu makes itself safe from tsunami. So that there is no need for tourists to be worried," he said.***
Rumors about tsunami are believed to affect tourists intending to visit Pelabuhanratu beach during this year's holidays. Therefore, the regional government of Sukabumi called on the people and tourists wishing to visit Pelabuhanratu to ignore the rumors.
"The Pelabuhanratu beach is safe for tourists," Head of Tourism Service of Sukabumi Iyos Sumantri said here on Monday.
He said that the rumors saying there would be aftershocks that could create tsunami were irrational predictions. The Pelabuhanratu beach is safe from tsunami.
"There is no need for tourists to be concerned with the earthquake that had happened last Wednesday," he said.
In the meantime, Head of the Nusantara Fishery Port of Pelabuhanratu, Arief Rahman said that Pelabuhanratu was safe from tsunmai because it was located inside a gulf.
Besides, Pelabuhanratu is also obstructed by the Ujung Genteng beach. "The geographical location of Pelabuhanratu makes itself safe from tsunami. So that there is no need for tourists to be worried," he said.***
