TOKELAND, Wash. (AP) — There’s a new option to escape a tsunami for people on the southwest coast of Washington. The Northwest News Network reports the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe on Friday dedicated a tall evacuation tower in Tokeland, Washington. When the next magnitude 9.0 rip of the offshore Cascadia fault zone happens, people on the Pacific Northwest coast will have about 15 to 35 minutes to get to high ground to escape a possible tsunami. Tokeland is on a long, flat peninsula with no high ground within walking or running distance for many people. Tribal leaders and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said the platform should be an example and inspiration for other vulnerable coastal communities.
Coastal Washington tribe builds tsunami refuge tower
