Fishing boats take shelter in South
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More than 2,000 trawlers and other fishing boats have been anchored in the Pattani River in Panare district to avoid strong winds and waves after two fishing vessels capsized about a kilometre off the coast yesterday because of strong winds and waves.
Police said four fishermen including an 11-year-old boy stayed afloat in the sea for five hours before other fishermen rescued them and got them to a nearby hospital. Small fishing boats were reported to have taken a week’s break.
The weather bureau warned small fishing boats to return as waves of 2-4 metres were expected until Thursday.
It also warned residents in disaster-prone areas in seven provinces – Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat – to beware of harm caused by heavy rain until tomorrow.
