One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months.
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Breaking News - Tsunami Warning! Southern Thailand
Started by cdnvic, 2006-03-11 12:05
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Puyai Baan Posted 2006-03-11 18:29:27
Bangkok Post warning issued at 15:01pm
Tsunami warning after 31 quakes The National Disaster Warning Centre on Saturday warned people in Phuket and other provinces rimming the Andaman Sea to be on standby alert for a tsunami after a series of small offshore earthquakes occurred in the area. The centre asked the people to monitor announcements from the centre constantly following 31 earthquakes under the Andaman Sea off Ranong's coast. Director of the centre Plodprasop Suraswadi also urged the people in the Southern area to report to the centre immediately if they see something wrong. The centre announced on TV saying 31 earthquakes measured at 4.0 to 5.3 on Richter scale had been recorded in the seabed some 400 to 600 kilometres west of the Ranong province, probably resulting from a new undersea volcano. Such a high number of the quakes was unusual and the epicenter was at the fault which was undersea mountain with lava seeping out and could lead to an undersea volcano and possibly tsunamis. --Bangkok Post 2006-03-11 at 15:01 #23
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 18:31:12
One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months. Well, the missing Places will be filled by other Nationalities....not to worry rcm 
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Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 18:34:26
One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months. Absolutely no signs of any related activity (i.e running to the hills, evacuation, panic) here in Karon. #25
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 18:46:43
why dont they send navy-boats in the andaman-sea? the fishermen should watch, because the navy dont have money for the diesel? what about sailing boats? There are thousands of fishing boats out there so while they are out there they might as well be educated about the warning signs so they can report it when they see something. I don't see how you can criticize them for asking the eyes out on sea to be alert. Edited by Orion76, 2006-03-11 18:48:11. #26
Puyai Baan Posted 2006-03-11 18:56:43
Update:
Trang unaffected by underwater tremors TRANG: -- Unusual underwater tremors monitored in the Andaman Sea between March 9-11 have not affected this southern province, but concerned officials have been ordered to be well prepared if the disaster hit the province. Cherdpan Na Songkhla, Governor of Trang, said on Saturday that concerned officials were ordered to be on alert, while islanders and people living along the seacoast were requested to be more cautious. The National Disaster Warning Center earlier on Saturday issued a warning that between March 9-11 it had detected 31 quakes ranging in magnitudes from 4.0 to 5.3 on the Ritcher scale in the Andaman Sea off the southern province of Ranong. The epicenters have been in an area where underwater volcanoes, sometimes, erupt along a fault line. According to the center, such earthquakes could cause a major eruption of underwater volcanoes, and that could trigger a new tsunami that could damage Thailand. Thailand's six southern coastal provinces along the Andaman Sea, including Phuket, Phang-nga, Krabi, Ranong, Trang and Satun, were hit by the December 26, 2004 tsunami. Meanwhile, Ar-thorn Lek-kerdpol, chairman of the tambon (sub-district) administrative organization for Libong Island in the province's Kantang District severely hit by the December 2004 tsunami, said people living on the island were not affected by the quakes, while a disaster alarm system is being installed and is not ready yet. He said people living on the island were asked to remain alert and follow news reports closely. --TNA 2006-03-11 at 18:25 #27
Defender of the Realm Posted 2006-03-11 19:19:44
***URGENT***Tsunami alert in Thailand's southern Andaman provinces after 31 earthquakes in two days PHUKET: -- Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center have alerted Phuket and other provinces in the country's southern Andaman Sea region to pay close attention and monitor any earthquake in the Andaman Sea after 31 earthquakes occurred beneath and off the nearby Ranong Province between Thursday and Saturday morning. Phuket Governor Udomsak Asavarangkura said Saturday that the National Disaster Warning Center had warned that 31 earthquakes measuring from 4.0 to 5.3 on the Richter scale took place on the seabed some 400-600 kilometers west of the Ranong coast. According to the Center, the quakes were at irregular intervals, but the epicenter is an undersea mountain which has probably resulted from a new undersea volcano. If a huge explosion occurs, it could cause a new tsunami. Thailand's six southern coastal provinces on the Andaman Sea, including Phuket, Phang-nga, Krabi, Ranong, Trang and Satun, were devastated by a tsunami of unprecedented proportions and intensity on December 26, 2004. The center urged residents to pay attention to earthquake and tsunami indicicators, and to closely monitor earthquakes in the Andaman Sea. The authority also advised fishermen and oother coastal and deepwater shipping in the region to take particular note of peculiar movements of ocean waves and the behaviour of marine animals. The center urged those who notice the peculiar signs to immediate report through the center's hotline,1860, or other local government agencies soonest possible. However, Phuket authorities have not announced an evacuation, the governor said, or set off other alarnms, as the intensity of the earthquakes at just over 5 on the Richter scale is not considered very dangerous. --TNA 2006-03-11 at 14:33 2Days ----hmmmmm never made the news yesterday!!!! (delayed reporting) 
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Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 19:31:18
One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months. =========================================================== That's a bit like a glass being "1/2 Empty or 1/2 Full" . . . . isn't it ! Perhaps the heavily drinking Swedes may feel more secure in the knowledge that Thailand is actually monitoring the sea-areas from whence danger might creep-up . . . . ? ? ? ? So; perhaps Phuket can look forward to more tourists from that thirsty part of the world, not less ? ? ? 
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Newbie Posted 2006-03-11 20:33:08
why dont they send navy-boats in the andaman-sea? the fishermen should watch, because the navy dont have money for the diesel? what about sailing boats? I think there where a few japanese research ships sunk quite a while ago while they were monitoring the formation of an underwater volcano somewhere in the pacific... 
#30
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 20:40:28
One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months. =========================================================== That's a bit like a glass being "1/2 Empty or 1/2 Full" . . . . isn't it ! Perhaps the heavily drinking Swedes may feel more secure in the knowledge that Thailand is actually monitoring the sea-areas from whence danger might creep-up . . . . ? ? ? ? So; perhaps Phuket can look forward to more tourists from that thirsty part of the world, not less ? ? ? Unfortunatly most swedish only read the headlines which right now says "VOLCANIC ACTIVITY outside THAILAND". Swedes like mot people are dumb. #31
Star Member Posted 2006-03-11 20:54:35
I have been on the outer edge of a volcanic eruption--as in sprinkled with ash, unable to drive etc. They are terribly unpredictable. It's not the quakes that are scary, it's the actual explosion and believe me, it's good they are monitoring it.
I would feel reasonably safe in the area, knowing they have their ears open. So let them err on the side of caution. The alternative is unthinkable, especially after Dec. 26. #32
Platinum Member Posted 2006-03-11 20:56:21
One of the top stories in Sweden right now. Swedes are usually very sensitive about things like this, so count on a few percent less drunk swedes in Phuket in the coming months. =========================================================== That's a bit like a glass being "1/2 Empty or 1/2 Full" . . . . isn't it ! Perhaps the heavily drinking Swedes may feel more secure in the knowledge that Thailand is actually monitoring the sea-areas from whence danger might creep-up . . . . ? ? ? ? So; perhaps Phuket can look forward to more tourists from that thirsty part of the world, not less ? ? ? Unfortunatly most swedish only read the headlines which right now says "VOLCANIC ACTIVITY outside THAILAND". Swedes like mot people are dumb. Actually, Swedes are naturally very sensitive as Sweden had the highest death count of westerners during the tsunami. Everybody who has been in the tsunami, or in involved in the immediate aftermath, will get the shakes as soon such an alert is published. #33
Super Member Posted 2006-03-11 21:15:26
Dear George and Vic the Canuck..thanks for keeping on top of this for us all. I'm grateful.
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Senior Member Posted 2006-03-11 21:23:35
why dont they send navy-boats in the andaman-sea? the fishermen should watch, because the navy dont have money for the diesel? what about sailing boats? you would hardly notice a tsunami swell out at sea amongst all the normal ocean waves. The swell might only be as little as 50mm as with the case of the recent phuket disaster. this is why it is so difficult to monitor such dangers. you need very sensitive and expensive measuring equipment, but at least you would get genuine warnings and time to react. IMHO what is one suppposed to do when living in an area prone to such tremors (which were previously unreported to the ordinary man) - get the flock out in case it MIGHT flood?. there is a lot of misinformation on the whole subject. ocean tremors go on all the time and some areas are more prone to serious problem. you can google the whole topic on tsunamis past and present - its interesting, sane stuff. personally i would bang nails into sheltered palm tree and shimmy up that (or if i could afford it) install a tall concrete post as used for electric supplies, put a small table on top to sit on, or even a small water storage tank - but I am crazy anyway, so dont listen to me. there is only one guarantee in life, and thats the end of it.
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Platinum Member Posted 2006-03-11 21:31:54  Hope everybody in the area listenUP to coin a phase, better safe than sorry. Me I would head for the hills.
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Super Member Posted 2006-03-11 23:00:50
why dont they send navy-boats in the andaman-sea? the fishermen should watch, because the navy dont have money for the diesel? what about sailing boats? you would hardly notice a tsunami swell out at sea amongst all the normal ocean waves. The swell might only be as little as 50mm as with the case of the recent phuket disaster. this is why it is so difficult to monitor such dangers. you need very sensitive and expensive measuring equipment, but at least you would get genuine warnings and time to react. IMHO what is one suppposed to do when living in an area prone to such tremors (which were previously unreported to the ordinary man) - get the flock out in case it MIGHT flood?. there is a lot of misinformation on the whole subject. ocean tremors go on all the time and some areas are more prone to serious problem. you can google the whole topic on tsunamis past and present - its interesting, sane stuff. personally i would bang nails into sheltered palm tree and shimmy up that (or if i could afford it) install a tall concrete post as used for electric supplies, put a small table on top to sit on, or even a small water storage tank - but I am crazy anyway, so dont listen to me. there is only one guarantee in life, and thats the end of it."The centre asked Thais to monitor announcements from the centre closely and ask fishermen to watch out for possible signs of undersea volcano explosion, such as the change of sea colours and strange behaviours of sea animals and smelling of phosphorous and seeing bubbles coming up from the sea." If you go to the link supplied by Wolfie in post # 2, you'll see a lot of quakes in the last few days. You can get back to the map of the world and can count the quakes in the last 30 days worldwide. In the last week earthquakes in the area are 63% of the quakes in the entire world (magnitude >4). In the preceding 23 days they were only 7%. I graphed the frequency for this area versus the total for the world, and I have to say I wouldn't ignore this info if it crossed my desk. Doesn't mean anything is imminent, but there's definitely something different recently. Good news is quakes so far are lower on the 11th. Hopefully this has just cycled through. 
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Posted 2006-03-12 04:07:50
... At Least the warnings go out now Without some Lazy official worrying about loosing FACE if they mgiht be wrong... Even if a false or exagerated alarm, it's still a good test of the system. #38
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-12 04:40:38
Actually, Swedes are naturally very sensitive as Sweden had the highest death count of westerners during the tsunami. I think a better way to put it would be to say that sweden had the highest death toll per capita in the last tsunami
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Platinum Member Posted 2006-03-12 04:57:09
Actually, Swedes are naturally very sensitive as Sweden had the highest death count of westerners during the tsunami. I think a better way to put it would be to say that sweden had the highest death toll per capita in the last tsunami Don't wanna be anal here, but i believe that honor belongs to the Acehnese: somwhere between 100 000 and 200 000 out of a total population of 4 million. #40
Member Posted 2006-03-12 06:49:42
Unfortunatly most swedish only read the headlines which right now says "VOLCANIC ACTIVITY outside THAILAND". [u]Swedes like mot people are dumb.[/u]
[/quote] May Kao Thai ? [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake#Damage_and_casualties"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_O..._and_casualties[/url] Edited by Puma, 2006-03-12 06:54:41. #41
Leave my member out of it! Posted 2006-03-12 18:56:41
Actually, Swedes are naturally very sensitive as Sweden had the highest death count of westerners during the tsunami. I think a better way to put it would be to say that sweden had the highest death toll per capita in the last tsunami Don't wanna be anal here, but i believe that honor belongs to the Acehnese: somwhere between 100 000 and 200 000 out of a total population of 4 million. Not sure if it is accurate ... but sounds right .... #42
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-12 19:39:04
Actually, Swedes are naturally very sensitive as Sweden had the highest death count of westerners during the tsunami. I think a better way to put it would be to say that sweden had the highest death toll per capita in the last tsunami Don't wanna be anal here, but i believe that honor belongs to the Acehnese: somwhere between 100 000 and 200 000 out of a total population of 4 million. Not sure if it is accurate ... but sounds right .... Amongst the tourists Germany suffered the gretest casualties ,552. Sweden ,although a much smaller country ,suffered 543 casualties. Aceh ofcourse suffered the highest casualties of all countries affected by the tsunami, an estimated 167,000 #43
Puyai Baan Posted 2006-03-12 20:46:54
Update:
Tsunami watch cancelled BANGKOK: -- The National Disaster Warning Centre announced this afternoon it has called off the tsunami alert along the Andaman coastline. The centre "has affirmed that yesterday's earthquakes in the Andaman did not cause tsunamis," said an announcement. Seismologists counted an unusual 31 undersea earthquakes in less than two days off the Thai coastline, roughly in the area of a massive earthquake which cause the 2004 killer tsunami. Authorities called a tsunami watch, although no evacuation was ordered. "After additional analysis of information and the geological structure of the Andaman Sea, the centre believes the frequent quakes will not cause tsunamis," authorities finally announced this afternoon. --Bangkok Post 2006-03-12 #44
Senior Member Posted 2006-03-12 21:15:53
267000 dies in all
120000 missing and then how many not consider in the total of dies?birman that work in thailand,myanmar that say only lies about the total of victim,many people also in india,indonesia,sri lanka that the governement not recognize?that now have ID card?(i live personally the tsunami in phi phi island and i know thgat only in the island about 200 people like gipsy die and this people do not have any identity card....... personally i think that the amount of dies in tsunami raising 500000 victims but good news that MAYBE nothing more happen in this area at this moment
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Gold Member Posted 2006-03-12 22:49:39
So IF a volcano is formed then it MIGHT explode which in turn MIGHT cause a tsunami. I hope they dont put people off the system by crying wolf. Can they really afford to _not_ issue warnings when unusual things happen? No. They can't. I wouldn't want them to, either. It can happen again - this is an active fault line and if I recall correctly scientists said that the big one was not nearly enough to release all the stress that has built up on that line. I am canceling my trip to the Maldives (well nothing booked anyway, just thought I would go). Maybe nothing will happen, but why take a chance when I can just as well go somewhere that's not in the vicinity of an active fault line.
I would feel reasonably safe in the area, knowing they have their ears open. So let them err on the side of caution. The alternative is unthinkable, especially after Dec. 26. Word!! Quoted for truth. |
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