A New Warning

[HDRIDER]

Hi

Just saw this

http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=7836

[LivinginKata]

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Phuket on high alert following tsunami warning

PHUKET: Phuket authorities are on high alert following a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7 earthquake off Sumatra.

More details shortly.



-- Phuket Gazette 2009-09-30

[skipvice]

Dose anybody read other post before posting?

[britmaveric]

Hmmm did they ever replace the battery in the Buoy yet?

[skipvice]

I think George posted the same, just a few min ago

[LivinginKata]

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Phuket tsunami alert update

PHUKET: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand, according to an Associated Press report.

The center issued the warning following a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 about 50km west of Padang in Western Sumatra at 5.16pm.

There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries, it added.

An officer at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Phuket (DDPM-Phuket) said the National Disaster Warning Center had sent messages to authorities in coastal areas to prepare for a possible tsunami.

If the center confirms the approach of a tsunami, an evacuation will be ordered.

-- Phuket Gazette 2009-09-30

Link to new clippings here

[george]

Topic already exist, please see News Clippings Forum.

Closed.