People in Port Alberni, B.C., were first alerted to a threat of tsunami when warning sirens started sounding in the early morning hours Tuesday.
But anyone looking to the city for more information about the unfolding emergency, were out of luck.
None of the three Port Alberni online platforms — Facebook, Twitter, or the city’s website — made mention of the tsunami warning or evacuation order as the situation was unfolding, nor did they provided instructions about how citizens should
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