International Development written question – answered at on 24 January 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development at what time, using Greenwich Mean Time (a) he and (b) his Department was first informed of the earthquake off Sumatra on 26 December; and when (i) he and (ii) officials in his Department were informed that the earthquake had caused a tsunami.
DFID first became aware of the earthquake at 02.40 (GMT), and was receiving the first reports of flood damage at 06.50. I first became aware of both the earthquake and the consequent tsunami at about 10.00 am.
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