Phuket's Patong Municipality Gets UN Award For Disaster Management

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Phuket's Patong Municipality gets UN award for disaster management

Public health workers in full anti-contamination gear fumigate near

Soi Bangla in June 2009 to prevent the spread of contagious

diseases like swine flu. File photo.

PHUKET: -- In an unexpected development , the United Nations has named Patong Municipality in Phuket as a “role-model city” for disaster management planning.

The award ceremony, attended by Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukhabaan, was held on October 13, which is designated as both International Day for Disaster Reduction and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management.

The Municipality was selected because it has clear strategies and budget planning to help cope with a variety of disasters including tsunamis, fire, flooding, landslides and disease epidemics, according to the UN committee that picked the winners.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-10-21

[sirchai]

Almost hard to believe. :jap:

[LeungKen]

Who was on the commitee that picked the winners I wonder.

[sunanta]

Almost hard to believe. :jap:

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