PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over ... Unlike nearby Phuket, few tourists visit and islanders live a quiet life.
An Irish survivor of the 2004 south-east Asian tsunami has revealed how her father — who also escaped from the disaster — ...
Twenty years after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami caused ... as well as dozens in Malaysia and Myanmar. Phuket, Thailand in the days after the tsunami compared to today. Picture: AFP The tsunami ...
2004 tsunami. Tourists were thronging Thailand's gorgeous southwest coast where Phuket island and the granite-studded, sandy beaches of Khao Lak became the hardest hit zones amid estuaries ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, one of the largest ... eastern coast even after the tsunami wreaked havoc in the Andaman Islands, hours before striking the mainland. In Phuket, Thailand, tourists who were ...
(Photo: Sarot Meksophawannakul) A leader of the team that identified thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami ... The tsunami in Thailand became distinctive because Phuket and the Andaman coast ...
The megaquake set off a 30m-high tsunami which swept through Asia, devastating parts of Thailand ... Brian told the Bulletin in 2004. Cleaning up the streets of Phuket. Picture: Stephen Carroll ...
The population in Chennai, India, for example, where the 2004 tsunami inundated the entire coastline, has swelled by 70% since. The island of Phuket, Thailand, also hit hard in 2004, has seen its ...