Thailand urges coastal evacuation after major quake off Sumatra | Inquirer News

Thailand urges coastal evacuation after major quake off Sumatra

/ 05:50 PM April 11, 2012

BANGKOK—Thailand issued an evacuation order Wednesday for its Andaman coast, a popular tourist destination, after a massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami alert.

Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Centre advised people in the area to move to higher places and stay as far away as possible from the sea.

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