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Thailand agencies to share early disaster warning data

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Thai ministries and agencies will share data to help citizens get early warning before disasters to get to safety, reports GovInsider.

The National Disaster Warning Center, the Department of Lands, and satellite communication station in Bangkok signed a memorandum of understanding. The agreement will bring together data from across these agencies to evaluate how risks can be reduced during a disaster. Data is “an important factor to provide quick, accurate, and timely disaster warning messages and information”, said Somsak Khaosuwan, Deputy Permanent Secretary for ICT.

The system is capable of calculating the speed of a tsunami and tell officials when it will reach the shore. This can be done within two minutes after a wave forms, a senior disaster official has told The Nation. Satellites and warning towers will send alerts to citizens within 15 minutes, he said.

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Early warning Information management Space and aerial technology Disaster risk management
Country and region Thailand
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