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Dear all,

There is a report of 8.9 richter earthquake north of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The Thai National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC) has issued a Tsunami warning. If you are in a place facing the Andaman Sea including Phuket, Krabi, Ao Nang, Phang Na and other resorts, you are advised to leave the beach front and evacuate to higher ground immediately and follow advice of local authorities.

On behalf of Asif Ahmad

British Ambassador to Thailand

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Thailand evacuates for possible tsunami after major quake off Indonesia

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BANGKOK, April 11 -- Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre has issued an evacuation order for residents and tourists along the Andaman coast after a huge earthquake struck off Indonesian Sumatra on Wednesday.

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Small tsunami reaches Thailand after huge quake

Bangkok, April 11, 2012 (AFP) - A small tsunami measuring 10 centimetres (four inches) reached Thailand's Andaman Coast on Wednesday after a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, an official said.

"A 10-centimetre tsunami wave generated by the first earthquake hit Koh Miang off Phang Nga," the director of Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre, Somsak Khaosuwan, said on Thai television.

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-- (c) Copyright AFP 2012-04-11

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ThaiPBS is interviewing (live at 19:41) Prof. Pennung Warnitchai, seismologist at AIT:

"We strongly advise people to stay at higher ground until 21:30 as situation is not clear due to aftershocks and more waves could arrive, too early to predict right now".

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