Plans for evacuating the population of Thailand`s six southern coastal provinces hit by the tsunami last December are now ready…
Plans for evacuating the population of Thailand`s six southern coastal provinces hit by the tsunami last December are now ready, said the head of the Interior Ministry`s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
As directed by the Cabinet, an evacuation drill will be held in Phuket resort island on April 29, according to Sunthorn Riewluang, director general of the Department. He said that the evacuation plans apply to the six provinces — Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, Ranong, Satun and Trang — that were directly affected by the December 26 tsunami.
He said his department will send a working committee to advise the evacuation and drill procedures to appropriate officials gathering in Phuket.
Concerned officials from both public and private sectors in Phuket as well as representatives of tourism associations, schools and hotels are scheduled to meet April 20 to review the disaster evacuation plan and drill to be held later this month, he said.
Officials from the five other resort provinces will be invited to observe the Phuket drill as it is hoped that the preventive measures would create confidence for local and foreign tourists visiting Andaman coastal provinces.
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