Thailand establishes command center for earthquake mitigation

Following the large earthquake that hit Myanmar recently, Thailand's government announced on Friday evening it was elevating its disaster management level to Large-Scale Disaster.

The nation also established a National Command Center for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Friday evening, to implement government policies, direct, coordinate, and assess the situation, monitor and analyze developments, report updates, and provide recommendations to the prime minister for policy-level decision-making.

Thailand's Minister of the Interior Anutin Charnvirakul was appointed to take charge of the situation.