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Fig. 6.13
Typical fi shing boats donated to the victims by various organizations (
left
). Images by
the Recovery and Development Committee and the Tambon Kamphuan Community Learning
Center. This fi gure also shows the example of donated boats that are still in use (
top right
) and the
boats that are kept unused (
lower right
) (Source: Recovery and Development Committee and the
Tambon Kamphuan Community Learning Center)
6.7
Tourism
The Praphat beach is one of the famous tourist locations for the locals, especially
during the weekend. Many tourists were killed during the incident. After the tsu-
nami, the tourists disappeared due to the bad memories and the ongoing rebuilding
of the affected area. The tourists have gradually come back to the beach eventually.
The tsunami caused moderate erosion along the shoreline and caused many fallen
trees. The eroded beach caused by the tsunami gradually restored (Fig.
6.14
).
Currently, the Praphat beach still encounters the erosion problem as those of many
beaches along the Andaman coastlines.
6.8
Hazard Awareness and Disaster Mitigation
After the tsunami, several organizations came into the affected areas to educate
people about the hazard of this natural disaster and taught about how to prepare
themselves for it. The evacuation procedures were planned. The evacuation routes
and signs were designed and built (Fig.
6.15
). At the beginning, the ACRSD built a
manual system tsunami-warning tower that the commanding offi cer had to turn on
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