Thai embassy tries to help evacuate 50 Thais from earthquake-hit Kumamoto prefecture



TOKYO: -- The Thai embassy in Tokyo has been coordinating with Japanese officials to help evacuate to safety about 50 Thai students and tourists trapped in Kumamoto prefecture following Thursday’s earthquake and aftershocks.

In its Facebook page, the Thai embassy said that there is a high possibility that cars will be sent in to pick up the trapped Thai people by Sunday following confirmation from authorities that the road condition is safe enough.

The embassy said cars would be parked on the board between the library of Kumamoto University and Sengka Kukue-eku building with English-speaking volunteers on hand to offer help.

The trapped victims will be evacuated to Fuku-oka prefecture, said the embassy.

The hotline numbers of the Thai embassy in Tokyo are +81 90 4435 7812 and + 81 90 1216 3168. Or the Call Centre of the Consular Department at 02 572-8442.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/159779


-- Thai PBS 2016-04-18

English-speaking volunteers on hand to offer help

Not Thai-speaking volunteers?

Great opportunity to use that brand new airbus - you remember. one of its roles was to be humanitarian and evacuation missions!

Thai airways can offer a free ride home ..most of their flights are half empty

We just took one back from Singapore to Thailand ...a 777 that was 20% full on a mid day flight !!!