Disaster education increases community resilience


HAVE you ever heard the story of a girl named Tilly Smith? On Dec 26, 2004, Tilly and her family went to Phuket, Thailand, for a Christmas holiday. While at Maikhao Beach, she sensed something was not right.

The water was bubbling and swelling, the tide went out suddenly and the sea was fizzing. Tilly freaked out and shouted that a tsunami was coming.

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