Phuket kickstarts Tsunami Walk & Run aiming to boost evacuation awareness

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Over 900 people yesterday took part in the Tsunami Walk & Run event in Mai Khao, Phuket. The initiative was undertaken to increase consciousness about tsunami evacuation routes.

 

Boontham Lertsukekasem, the Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, was on the ground to inaugurate the Walk & Run for Tsunami Learning 2023 event formally, kicking off proceedings at 4pm.

 

The planned trajectory spanned 3.2 kilometres, from the luxurious Sala Mai Khao Beach Resort to the Mai Khao Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) headquarters. The event organisers had arranged commemorative prizes for the first five individuals who crossed the finishing line, reported The Phuket News.

 

The Director-General underlined that this event marked the first occasion for such an endeavour in Thailand. Concurrently, similar Walk & Run for Tsunami Learning 2023 occasions were held across the weekend in the provinces of Phang Nga, Ranong, Trang, and Krabi on Saturday, July 15. Phuket and Satun followed yesterday.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of PR Phuket

 

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