BANGKOK: Coastal residents in southern Thailand were urged to evacuate as authorities issued a tsunami warning after a powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, officials said early today.
The earthquake is strong enough to issue the warning for people to evacuate as a prevention, particularly in the area affected by the tsunami last time, Chalermchai Akekantrong, deputy director general of the meteorological department, told Thai television.
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