Waiting for the tsunami: its big waves are loved by surfers - but this Canadian town is braced for disaster

How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For residents of Tofino on Vancouver Island the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhereJustin Goss was in the shower when he first heard the piercing wail of a nearby tsunami early-warning siren. Still dripping wet, he threw on clothes, grabbed his dog and rushed to the truck. The pair made it 3 metres and no further."The whole parking lot across the street was jammed up. It was complete gridlock within three minutes," he says. "I thought, 'Oh shit, this is not good.'" Continue reading...