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Six Months On

Challenges and achievements six months after the tsunami

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Sources: Bangkok Post, MCOT and The Nation

14 September 2005:

Villagers ask govt to help save their land
About 100 tsunami-affected people from Laem Pom, Thap Tawan and Nai Rai communities in Phangnga and Layan community in Phuket rallied at Government House to ask the government to protect their seaside community land from influential people. The community residents said the government has done nothing even though they had aired their grievances at last week's mobile cabinet meeting.

15 September 2005:

US unveils Bt680m tsunami alert system
The United States launched a two-year programme worth Bt680 million to develop an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) for five tsunami-hit countries, including Thailand. The programme aims to establish an "end-to-end" early-warning system that would provide technical assistance to the region at all levels, from initial hazard detection and warnings, to community-level response and warning messages.

16 September 2005:

US helps Thailand become first Indian Ocean country with tsunami buoys
Thailand will be the first country bordering the Indian Ocean to use tsunami warning buoys after the US gives Bt 24 million (US$ 600,000) to set up the censor system in the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea. The tsunami detecting buoys will help increase accuracy and will be useful for Thailand's neighboring countries such as India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives with the installation expected in mid 2006.

18 September 2005:

Flood, mudslide warnings for tsunami-hit provinces
Disaster relief officials in Phuket are now on full alert for possible flash floods and mudslides as heavy rain continues to batter the island. It is believed that the situation is under control as municipal officials earlier restored a sewage system which could relieve flooding and have been monitoring the situation on a round-the-clock basis. According to the relief officials 70 locations in Phuket are vulnerable and at risk to flooding and mudslide problems due to the non-stop rain. Heavy rain is also occurring in Ranong, Phangnga, Trang and Satun.