Governor orders tsunami evacuation brochures
Phuket Gazette


The brochures will include a map of the nearest evacuation routes and instructions on what to do should the tsunami warning tower sound the alarm. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Tsunami evacuation brochures will be drawn up and printed following a request by Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phuket Office has been put in charge of the project, which will see the pamphlets handed out to locals and tourists via local authorities, tour operators, and hotel and business operators.

“This project was thought up by Governor Chamroen in order to prepare Phuket for natural disasters and promote tourist safety,” DDPM Phuket Office Chief Sirisak Skoonsorutcha told the Phuket Gazette.

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which will see the pamphlets handed out to locals and tourists via local authorities, tour operators, and hotel and business operators.

Handing these pamphlets out to individual tourists seems a waste of money. Would it not be better to produce durable warning signs that can be provided to every hotel and tour operator, for permanent display on their premises?