Phuket tsunami drill to play national anthem, not sirens

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Phuket tsunami drill to play national anthem, not sirens
The Phuket News



PHUKET: -- All 19 tsunami-warning towers in Phuket will undergo a live test at 1:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday, Mar 30), but instead of the multi-language tsunami warning and siren, the towers will play the national anthem.

The news came as officials began a two-day annual emergency drill in Phuket Town today (Mar 29).

The exercise is a collaborative effort by Phuket Provincial Office, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Phuket City Municipality and the Royal Phuket City Hotel.

The simulated emergency response and disaster-management drill is based on the scenario of an 8.3-magnitude earthquake striking south of the Nicobar Islands – specifically at Latitude 6.23885 and Longitude 94.59228 – at a depth of 30 kilometres.

According to the simulation brief, the underwater earthquake creates a tsunami and building collapse at Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-tsunami-drill-to-play-national-anthem-not-sirens-56826.php

-- Phuket News 2016-03-30

[colinneil]

So they will play the national anthem instead of multi- language warning.

What ever possessed them to think of that?

So when there is a genuine warning people will be standing at attention waiting for the anthem instead of running.

[Reigntax]

You couldnt make this up no matter how affected you were by an overdose of mind bending drugs.

Surely there is a competition between local authorities as to who can come up with the most daft idea.

[worgeordie]

Sometimes they do things, without first thinking them through,

sirens must be a World wide symbol of an emergency,but not

in Thailand.

regards worgeordie

[madmitch]

They really are practising for April 1st, aren't they.

[Thechook]

Right a tsunami is approaching, the play the anthem and everyone stands up to attention. Will they charge those who run to high ground with lese Majeste?

[Somtamnication]

Makes sense to me. The whole country is at a standstill since 2006.

[Nasrullah]

So they will play the national anthem instead of multi- language warning.

What ever possessed them to think of that?

So when there is a genuine warning people will be standing at attention waiting for the anthem instead of running.

I can just imagine any 1st time visitor(or otherwise)being totally confused.Thais,not all mind you(as some will not know the meaning)

running and screaming as foreigners look on in confusement.

[SOTIRIOS]

........outdoing themselves again.....

[DrTuner]

And when they forget to change the tune and tsunami comes, every single Thai will be standing at attention.

[off road pat]

Sometimes they do things, without first thinking them through,

sirens must be a World wide symbol of an emergency,but not

in Thailand.

regards worgeordie

This is the Thai way, doing things without thinking and retracting them after the first complaints !!!

Rational thinking is not taught in Thai schools !!!

Regards.

[LivinginKata]

So they will play the national anthem instead of multi- language warning.

What ever possessed them to think of that?

So when there is a genuine warning people will be standing at attention waiting for the anthem instead of running.

They don't want to cause panic for an exercise, so they they play the national anthem. A real warning will play the multi language warning ....

[Enoon]

So this "drill", which will contain no broadcast information (which might have been imprinted on many people) is actually a loudspeaker test.

Edited March 30, 2016 by Enoon

[eisfeld]

So they will play the national anthem instead of multi- language warning.

What ever possessed them to think of that?

So when there is a genuine warning people will be standing at attention waiting for the anthem instead of running.

They don't want to cause panic for an exercise, so they they play the national anthem. A real warning will play the multi language warning ....

The first non-idiotic comment on this thread. As much as things around here seem stupid many times, the majority of TV posters seem to fit right in.

[phuketandsee]

I heard nothing here in Kamala (about 150 meters from the beach)

[sanukjim]

So, this means that upon hearing the music at eight in the morning and six in the evening we whould all head for the hills? What a dumb idea.

[Merylhighground]

They could have tried 'This is a test, do not panic'' slowly and clearly a few times in English and Thai before testing the alarm proper, but it is the same old silly story; some stuffed shirt somewhere is trying for his 'Thaier than Thai' brownie points with an eye on any coming (fat chance) elections.....

[LivinginKata]

I heard nothing here in Kamala (about 150 meters from the beach)

I heard nothing here in Kata, and I am within audio range of the tower.

[Nasrullah]

wouldn't the theme from JAWS even been better than this idea.....

[robsamui]

Sometimes they do things, without first thinking them through,

sirens must be a World wide symbol of an emergency,but not

in Thailand.

regards worgeordie

This is the Thai way, doing things without thinking and retracting them after the first complaints !!!

Rational thinking is not taught in Thai schools !!!

Regards.

Hmm - of course it's not.

Who would there be to teach it?

R

[robsamui]

wouldn't the theme from JAWS even been better than this idea.....

Naa - come on!

THIS one!

[Nasrullah]

wouldn't the theme from JAWS even been better than this idea.....

Naa - come on!

THIS one!

That music sounds like something good is about to arrive on shore..........Boy!!! ...everyone would be in for a big shock...

[LivinginKata]

I heard nothing here in Kamala (about 150 meters from the beach)

I heard nothing here in Kata, and I am within audio range of the tower.

5 towers not work ---> http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Tsunami-towers-popular-Phuket-beaches-fail-sound/63570#ad-image-0

I contacted the company in Bangkok that is in charge of maintaining the towers immediately after we discovered that they werent working, said Mr Trakul.

Edited March 31, 2016 by LivinginKata

[phuketandsee]

5 out of 19 is more than 25%. After all this time you think they could get this to work.

I know, I know TIT but for f---s sake.

Edited March 31, 2016 by phuketandsee