REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PADANG -- Padang, W Sumatra, March 26 (Antara) - The Government of Padang, West Sumatra, followed up on the signing of a cooperation agreement on disaster mitigation with the Wellington city government in New Zealand. The cooperation was related to disaster identification, threats, and information as well as community participation in the reduction of disaster risks.

"We have forged some cooperation, such as for the implementation of the tsunami-safe zone at 20 locations in Padang," Head of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency Edi Hasjmi noted here on Monday.

Padang and the capital city of New Zealand have similarities in terms of disaster threats.

For instance, both cities have the same topography and located in disaster-prone areas on the edge of the Indian Ocean.