Thailand ignored tsunami alert: report

Taken from here.

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Bangkok felt tremors of the Indonesia quake at 8:05 am and the Bureau was flooded with calls. In the rush to focus on the quake, the vital warning was ignored, says the Times.

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The officer on duty received an email warning of the tsunami, but ignored it. He was an earthquake specialist, and didn’t even consider the possibility of a tsunami. Becase, of course, he’s only an earthquake specialist. [/sarcasm]

Author: LMAshton

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