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Mon, 07/07/2008 - 12:59
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Thailand conducts tsunami warning, evacuation drill
BANGKOK, July 7 (TNA) - Thailand's six Andaman Sea coastal provinces
conducted tsunami warning and evacuation drills on Monday.
On the tourist resort island of Phuket, evacuation drills were conducted in 19 locations and large numbers of local residents, students and visitors joined the event, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Suwit Khunkitti.
In Phangnga, rescue workers and villagers in Takua Pha district joined the
mock drill.
However, Moken sea gypsies from Ban Tabtawan rejected participation in the
exercise, saying they are disgruntled that they were evicted from their
living place and no authorities have since helped them.
The ethnic Moken, have been living as stateless people along the coastline
fishing villages and islands of the southern provinces for generations.
Many still live a traditional life in harmony with nature.
The 2004 tsunami struck Thailand's six coastal provinces, killing more
than 5,000 foreign tourists and local people. (TNA)
conducted tsunami warning and evacuation drills on Monday.
On the tourist resort island of Phuket, evacuation drills were conducted in 19 locations and large numbers of local residents, students and visitors joined the event, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Suwit Khunkitti.
In Phangnga, rescue workers and villagers in Takua Pha district joined the
mock drill.
However, Moken sea gypsies from Ban Tabtawan rejected participation in the
exercise, saying they are disgruntled that they were evicted from their
living place and no authorities have since helped them.
The ethnic Moken, have been living as stateless people along the coastline
fishing villages and islands of the southern provinces for generations.
Many still live a traditional life in harmony with nature.
The 2004 tsunami struck Thailand's six coastal provinces, killing more
than 5,000 foreign tourists and local people. (TNA)
