Published date : December 15,2010

Thailand fully prepared with Tsunami Warning System

09 December 2010: There have been reports of some tourists being reluctant to visit Thai provinces along the Andaman Sea coast, including Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi, due to fortune tellers speculating that a major earthquake will take place around the end of December, triggering a tsunami. Such speculations have no basis in scientific fact. An earthquake is a random natural phenomenon that the global scientific community agrees cannot be predicted in advance. However, up to now the advance bookings for accommodations in the provinces along Thailand's Andaman Sea coast remain solid, with year-end international tourist arrivals expected to reach anticipated levels. Following the tsunami of 26 December 2004, the government of Thailand established the National Disaster Warning Center. http://www.ndwc.go.th/home/ The Center has initiated many measures including monitoring systems in the Andaman Sea, installing tsunami direct detection units, a tsunami warning alarm system, evacuation plans and routes, and periodic drills for communities located on the Andaman Sea coast. Thailand is very well prepared to protect visitors and residents in the unlikely event that another tsunami takes place. Data by Tourism Authority of Thailand, 09 December 2010