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  • Elders' Knowledge of the Oceans Spares Thai 'sea Gypsies' From Tsunami Disaster

    12/31/2004 9:06:24 PM PST · by Pharmboy · 130 replies · 3,975+ views
    The Associated Press ^ | Dec 31, 2004 | Anon
    BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Knowledge of the ocean and its currents passed down from generation to generation of a group of Thai fishermen known as the Morgan sea gypsies saved an entire village from the Asian tsunami, a newspaper said Saturday. By the time killer waves crashed over southern Thailand last Sunday the entire 181 population of their fishing village had fled to a temple in the mountains of South Surin Island, English language Thai daily The Nation reported. "The elders told us that if the water recedes fast it will reappear in the same quantity in which it disappeared,"...