Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Yesterday was the 12th anniversary.
Very sad and I didn't know the number was that high. It could be that entire Thai families were wiped out and no one alive to make inquiries or produce any DNA sample for comparison. I don't recall seeing the number of still missing, but it must be high. Pete
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... n-thailand
Very sad and I didn't know the number was that high. It could be that entire Thai families were wiped out and no one alive to make inquiries or produce any DNA sample for comparison. I don't recall seeing the number of still missing, but it must be high. Pete
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... n-thailand
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
Re: Twelve years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
That's a very good point. I've lived here almost 5 years now, and I've no idea what Hua Hin's warning system sounds like. Has anybody ever heard it? Does it work?Critics have said Thailand's tsunami warning system remains inadequate, partly because it isn't maintained properly. The government has said it is in good order.
Championship Stoke City 3 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Points 48; Position 20
Points 48; Position 20
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Do they actually have a warning system in the Gulf? I was under the impression it was all on the Andaman side. Pete
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
I've always thought this was Hua Hin's warning tower (taken 2007). Have I been under a misapprehension all of this time?
Championship Stoke City 3 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Points 48; Position 20
Points 48; Position 20
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
^ That indeed looks like one from other photos shown in a Google search. I can't find an article that lists the locations of all the 136 towers. The best I could find is the below from a 2012 The Nation article. It's not very clear. Pete
EDIT: The map/photo is larger directly at the article site:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/na ... c/30196748
EDIT: The map/photo is larger directly at the article site:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/na ... c/30196748
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Well, I walk the beach most days, and in the unlikely event of the warning going off, I'd probably wonder what it was, but wouldn't have a clue what it actually was. With things like fire alarms, they have test times/days to make sure they work, and to let people know what they sound like.
Has anybody ever heard the Hua Hin Tsunami warning?
Has anybody ever heard the Hua Hin Tsunami warning?
Championship Stoke City 3 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Points 48; Position 20
Points 48; Position 20
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
That could be the last nail in the coffin for Hua Hins tourist industry......A weekly reminder that you could die while sunbathing!
Enjoying 'Retirement'....So many jobs to do, I don't know how I ever had time to work!
Re: Twelve years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
I use an international warning system run by an NGO based in Queensland Australia. It will advise me via sms if there is any risk of a Tsunami in my current location. It does not cost anything and a few minutes of time to complete the form. Whilst Thailand does have a system in place it does raise the question as to its its effectiveness. I was working here at the time of Tsunami and thankful I was not on the beaches of southern Thailand.Big Boy wrote:That's a very good point. I've lived here almost 5 years now, and I've no idea what Hua Hin's warning system sounds like. Has anybody ever heard it? Does it work?Critics have said Thailand's tsunami warning system remains inadequate, partly because it isn't maintained properly. The government has said it is in good order.
The following link may be of interest
http://cwarn.org
'Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way they ask for directions'. -Winston Churchill-
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Great idea and free! Thanks for the link Bluesky.
Enjoying 'Retirement'....So many jobs to do, I don't know how I ever had time to work!
-
- Member
- Posts: 75
- Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:34 pm
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Big Boy ,
dont worry about a tsumami in the gulf of thailand. That has never happend before and never will happen in a
hundret thousand years, because the gulf is not in the fire belt like the Andaman sea. The gulf is save and only affected by the monsun but not by earthquakes and tsumanis.
dont worry about a tsumami in the gulf of thailand. That has never happend before and never will happen in a
hundret thousand years, because the gulf is not in the fire belt like the Andaman sea. The gulf is save and only affected by the monsun but not by earthquakes and tsumanis.
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Never say never - there were a couple of earthquakes off the coast of Hua Hin a few years ago.
Championship Stoke City 3 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Points 48; Position 20
Points 48; Position 20
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
LOL, yes, tsunamis can't happen on our side.Big Boy wrote:I've always thought this was Hua Hin's warning tower (taken 2007). Have I been under a misapprehension all of this time?
DSC04499.jpg
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Tsunamis can only occur from megathrust earthquakes on a plate subduction zones, and around at 8.5-9.5. Excluding other non-earthquakes sources.
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
My pleasureNOKYAI wrote:Great idea and free! Thanks for the link Bluesky.
It does seem to work. Provided early advisory warning following earthquake off Indonesia at the beginning of March this year. Well before anything from the media.
'Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way they ask for directions'. -Winston Churchill-
Re: Tsunami 12 years on, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
no chance of getting a tsunami inside the gulf, i can't quote the reasons why, but it can't happen