Accomplishments in the South Coastal Thai Communities After the 2004 Tsunami in the Restoration Process, A Case Study in Ranong Province - Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration - page 85

Fig. 6.11 A shallow water wells at the Nua village ( top left photo). Many wells are abandoned due
to intrusion of the brackish water, especially during the dry season ( lower left photo). The new
water storage tank was constructed at the higher elevation nearby ( top right photo) which released
the water to the village occasionally. The released water was then kept in a storage tank at the
individual house ( lower right photo)

Most of the roads presented slight damages mostly due to the temporarily
fl ooding of the seawater by the tsunami (Fig. 6.12 ). Therefore the main restoration
process was to clean up the debris on the roads with some minor repairs that were
responsible by the Department of Rural Roads. Some new roads were built into the
newly relocated communities in both Nua and Hat Sai Khao villages. The river-
bank along the Kamphuan canal was heavily damaged due to the erosion by the
tsunami wave. In 2005 the ACRSD build new embankments along the Khamphuan
canal behind of the research center to prevent further erosion of the riverbank.

6.6.3 Livelihood Restoration

The majority of the residents in both Nua and Hat Sai Khao villages were fi shermen.
The tsunami caused nearly total damage to both their fi shing boats and fi shing
equipment and made them lose their jobs. Many organizations came in to help by