GEORGE TOWN: Penang is upgrading its tsunami warning network, with six more sites set to receive new technology to improve the delivery of emergency alerts.
Penang Meteorological Office meteorological officer Mazlan Ishak said the upgraded sirens have passed signal transmission tests, with all signals sent during the exercise successfully received by the system, said
Penang has 12 tsunami warning sirens, with 10 on the island and two in Seberang Prai.
"Four locations have received the new system, while six more sites are scheduled for upgrades by the end of this year or early next year," he said when met during a testing exercise at Masjid Terapung in Tanjung Bungah.
