The Moken (Morgan) people, a nomadic sea-dwelling tribe, with no nationality and with a dialect that is not related to any nation. They live along the coast of Burma and Thailand in the Andaman sea. After the 2004 Tsunami Ralf Oberg bought some land and settled the Moken in this island [Koh Phayam, Southern Thailand]. Funds for the Moken from other western sources also built infrastructure intended to help the Moken.
On April 30, 2008 I set off for a solo medical mission to this people after I met Ralf in Church and got to know about his work. The trip took me to the tsunami islands and into the path of Cyclone Nargis that claimed more than 80,000 lives in mainland Burma.
We planned to visit a second Moken village on another island, but the 3-meter high waves and the 120 Kph wind were enough to keep us from boarding a boat.
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