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Thailand warns of tsunami threat in 6 provinces

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:57 AM
Author: Reuters
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BANGKOK, April 11 (Reuters) - Thailand's national disaster prevention centre issued a tsunami warning for six southern provinces along the Anadaman coast on Wednesday after a huge earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia.

People in Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phangnga, Trang and Satun were ordered to move to higher ground because of a possible tsunami, an official with Thailand's National Disaster Prevention Centre told Reuters by telephone. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Jason Szep)

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