News Forum - Experts says Thailand still not prepared for another tsunami, public unaware of danger

[Thaiger]

17 years after the Boxing Day tsunami devastated Thailand’s south-west coast, the country remains unprepared for a repeat performance. That is the view of a number of public disaster experts, who warn that the general public is unaware of the risks posed by another tsunami. According to a Thai PBS World report, experts also say Thailand still doesn’t have an effective early warning system. Dr Pennueng Wanichchai from the Ministry of Science, Research, and Innovations says another tsunami is a distinct possibility in his lifetime, given the huge build-up of energy underneath the Andaman Sea, which could be released by […]

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[Bluesofa]

22 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

According to a Thai PBS World report, experts also say Thailand still doesn’t have an effective early warning system

I remember that after the tsunami there were some devices installed to provide an early warning of another tsunami.
Within a few months of some of these early warning devices being installed I seem to remember someone external from the monitoring group made public the fact that one unit in the sea had stopped functioning because the batteries had failed, but no one had bothered to replace them.

The only reason I remember was because at the time I made a quip about one of the staff being sent to a 7-Eleven to buy some more AA batteries.

[Travisa]

They’re not even prepared for driving down the road. A tsunami is a bit further down the line.