First tsunami warning system for Phuket's Patong Beach

Thailand's first tsunami warning system will be installed at the Patong Beach in the country's southern resort province of Phuket before it is extended to other areas along the Andaman coast, reports MCOT.org.

"Three signal towers will be constructed to cover the length of the Patong Beach by the end of April, Phuket's Governor, Udomsak Asswarangkura, told TNA on Monday.

The towers will be linked to the National Disaster Warning Centre.

If the system detects huge movements of tsunami waves, the data will be transmitted to the centre which will alert television and radio networks across the country and cell phone SMS to broadcast the warning.

More than 10,000 people perished or are still missing in Thailand due to the 26 December tsunamis".

emily | 11:06 AM | Tsunamis, South East Asia |
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