Did they get to the helicopter pad on top of Bangla Suites?

Posted by hotgem on June 9, 2015 12:36

Were all these running people on Bangla road heading for 2nd/3rd floor of Jung Ceylong?

Posted by Kurt on June 9, 2015 14:16

... 2nd or 3rd floor of Tiger (for the live music!)?

Posted by juswunderin on June 9, 2015 15:53

you have to wonder ...if the real deal ever did happen again, would people have the sense to follow a drill that they went through?....I think maybe a small number ...the rest would be in a pure panic

Posted by sky on June 9, 2015 18:07

yes, I was there and running running running in april 2012.no information through any loudspeakers nor police. luckily i could phone my brother in sweden who had much more infos than I and my wife had. what has been improved since 2004 and 2012 ???? as for advertising are always loudspeaker available...

Posted by Anonymous on June 9, 2015 18:35

I lived in Hawaii for many years and they have their share of potential natural disasters that could happen at nay given moment...earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic lava flows....Hawaii is also equipped with the most up to date equipment that can pretty much detect..at least the tsunamis and lava flows way ahead of time...giving precise direction and times of anticipated events...that being said, there are specific sirens that would go off that have a specific "wail" that indicates the upcoming event and it sounds off way way ahead of time..in fact in enough time that people would have time to tune into their radio or tv to see what is happening, what it is, where its coming from and what people need to do to prepare....Now unless this kind of a system is in place here, its anyones guess as to what is going on until it actually happens and by then its too late...and pure panic!

Posted by sky on June 9, 2015 19:19

And if they run after 7pm to 5am due to a real Tsunami from Bangla into Soi Sans Sabai( the natural escape route) they will be met with a narrow escape route due to excessive motorbike parking ! ! an accident waiting to happen, a death trap
Also what about access for ambulance or the fire services etc ?.
Yes i know the road is privately owned and a huge money spinner for the owners but it should be compulsory purchased by the Government as a matter of diligence, but i wont not count on it.

Posted by LES on June 12, 2015 02:00

Phuket's 'Tsunami System' has more holes than swiss cheese. Examples: Lifeguards have no public address system to clear beaches when needed, escape routes blocked by walled-off beach property (Kamala), Tsunami sirens can't be heard at many beaches (Surin). These drills, while slightly better than nothing, are mainly just for show, on par with the(complete lack of) 'marine safety' here. If a major Tsunami hit Phuket today, many, many lives would be needlessly lost.

Posted by pktbeachgoer on June 12, 2015 07:28