A bunch of tourists have traded their swimsuits and sandals for shovel and boots to help rebuild Bang Tao, a village on the Thai resort island of Phuket leveled by the December 26 tsunami.
"You don't really want to be enjoying yourself while something like this is going on," said Russell Kerr, of Maghera, Northern Ireland
Richard Clinton, a policeman from Memphis, Tennessee, said he was moved to help after seeing images of the destruction. "I'm tired of just writing a check. In America, that's how we help," he said. "That's good, but this is better."
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