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MAROONED YEOVIL CABBIE SAVED FROM WAVES... BUT NOT HIS TAXI!
HAMPSHIRE CABBIE’S RAIN FOREST TRIBE DEVASTATED BY TERMITES
When you go on holi- day, it’s nice to be treated like royalty. But taxi driver Michael Read’s role as an hon- orary South American tribal chief comes with its own crisis - termites have eaten his tribe’s camp. The
71-year-old,
Yeovil taxi driver Kryxdztof Tomaszek, centre, is rescued by two hoiidaymakers
A Yeovil taxi driver who parked next to the sea had to be rescued by holidaymakers after his cab got swamped by the incoming tide. The motorist mis- judged the speed of the water and his Ford Mondeo was com- pletely inundated by the waves. The Polish taxi driver, Kryxdztof Tomaszek, was shaken and cold
but unhurt and
thanked his rescuers who helped him at Brean, near Burnham- on-Sea, last month. He told the Western Gazette: “We went off for a walk and I was shocked to come back and find the car sur- rounded by the sea.” Holidaymaker and res- cuer Dave Borton said: “I was con- cerned for his safety -
he was trying to drive the car
to safety
through the waves even though the sea had totally surrounded the vehicle. “I called the coast- guard and, with the help of another holi- daymaker, we man- aged to get him out of the car and then a few of his belongings.” The car could not be saved.
LUCKY BRISTOL CABBIE COLLECTS SKODA CAR WON AT PHTM EXHIBITION
whose wife Amalia is from Peru, built the Curaca Camp after he was made a ‘gringo chief’ by the 300- strong Yagua tribe on a holiday to the coun- try six years ago. But he is now appeal- ing for help after disaster struck when an attack by millions of
termites on the
wooden huts left them dangerous and unin- habitable. “The huts are rotten and crumbling and need to be replaced. They are not safe and several roofs have fall- en in,” Mr Read told Metro London. “We’ve given it a lot of thought but the only way to deal with the problem is to remove the build- ings and start again with fresh materials.” It was one of two camps he built for his Peru Experience tour- ist company, which runs trips to the area near the northern town of Iquitos. “When I tell people I am a tribal chief they just think it’s amazing. I think this is some- thing I always knew I would like to do,” he said.
CHEERS!
The weather may have been typical for Man- chester during the recent Private Hire and Taxi Exhibition at EventCity, but the sun certainly came out for Khalid Perveaz when he won a brand new Skoda Rapid worth over £16,000 from show
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organisers Private Hire and Taxi Monthly. This was the first trade event held at the Man- chester venue, and judging from the reac- tions of visitors and exhibitors alike, it will not be the last! Mr Perveaz, from Bris- tol, has been a regular
visitor to our Exhibi- tions – and he was particularly glad he attended this time! The car was supplied by Claybank Skoda. Pictured is prize win- ner Mr Perveaz, with Graham Burns of PHTM and Henry Finch of Claybank.
Chief: Michael Read in his tribal dress.
And top to bottom: local produce, the cabin he built and villagers’ welcome visi- tors
Bot tom left: T r i b a l meeting with v i l l a g e elders
Mr Read, from Hamp- shire, is calling for at least a dozen volun- teers to join him on a two-week
trip to
rebuild. “It would be perfect for students breaking up from university for the holidays,” he said.
Interested volunteers should email
michaelread@peru-experience.com or visit
www.facebook.com/pages/The- Amazon-Experience/114411200458
PHTM JULY 2013
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