Tsunami threat: Prayuth orders authorities to up their game as faulty early warning buoy revealed

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

It has been revealed that a buoy in the Andaman sea to warn of a possible tsunami is broken. 

 

The news comes as the pacific region is still reeling from the huge undersea volcanic eruption off Tonga that caused deaths as far away as Peru and which could be heard in the US.

 

Siam Rath reported that the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation have two early warning buoys. 

 

There is one in the Indian Ocean that is working normally giving 1 hour 45 minutes of warning.

 

But the one in the Andaman needs to be replaced. That used to give a 45 minute warning.

 

Thai government spokesman Thanakorn Wangbunkhongchana said that premier Prayuth Chan-ocha is concerned about this. 

 

He order the authorities concerned to hurry up and make sure that Thailand has an effective early warning system in place. 

 

Thousands died in Thailand in the Boxing Day 2004 Asian Tsunami with close to a quarter of a million deaths throughout the whole of the continent and in Africa. 

 

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[metisdead]

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[Mr Meeseeks]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He order the authorities concerned to hurry up and make sure that Thailand has an effective early warning system in place. 

18 years after the tragedy and they still haven't managed to implement this, probably down to lack of maintenance and lack of funding.

 

They were happy enough to dip the till for the charity donations though. 

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

18 years after the tragedy and they still haven't managed to implement this, probably down to lack of maintenance and lack of funding.

 

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Reading between the lines it seems it was implemented, But now one of the systems is no longer functioning.

 

Did we did read the same article ?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Siam Rath reported that the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation have two early warning buoys

50% efficiency... about normal then.

[DefaultName]

It is unfortunately normal here not to do maintenance until something triggers a need - in this case the Tongan volcano.  Just as well it wasn't closer.

[Tropicalevo]

The warning buoy in the Andaman sea has been out of action for some years.

Good to see that the PM is on top of his game.

[Gandtee]

Is anyone surprised? Out of site. Out of mind. Maintenance? What's that? Nuclear energy? Never here I hope.

[DGS1244]

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

The warning buoy in the Andaman sea has been out of action for some years.

Good to see that the PM is on top of his game.

As also the public warning system but no one was interested when they were informed.

[natway09]

Maintenance never was Thailand's strong point but this warning device has been out of action for close to 3 years & heads should roll. I bet the budget has been spent

[scorecard]

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Reading between the lines it seems it was implemented, But now one of the systems is no longer functioning.

 

Did we did read the same article ?

Well there's quite some history, re this subject, of failure, faults, lack of maintenance, ultimately an absolute disgrace.

 

Given the above it does seem that minitoring/maintaining equipment gets very low/no priority.

 

Sad.

[daveAustin]

Bit late, in this case. No matter, get it fixed now so that it will be unready for the next event. ????