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 88

Fig. 6.14 The condition of the Praphat beach after tsunami ( left : photos taken in December 2004)
and the current condition of the beach ( right : photos taken in August 2013). Note the moderate
shoreline erosion problem along the beach
Fig. 6.15 A hand-drawing draft of the tsunami evacuation route map made by the local authority
for the Nua village ( left ), the tsunami evacuation sign near the Praphat beach ( middle ) and the
tsunami warning tower at the Hat Sai Khao village ( right ) (Source: Tambon Kamphuan Community
Learning Center)
the warning signal manually. Then two additional warning towers were built in the
Nua village near the Praphat beach and at the soccer fi eld in the Hat Sai Khao vil-
lage. The tsunami warning system installed in these new warning towers, were con-
nected directly to the national tsunami warning system and will be alarmed
automatically from the central command offi ce in Bangkok. There has been a