Destroyed Fishing Boat Teetering on Ledge After Tsunami on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand
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The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 am local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Over the next seven hours, a tsunami โa series of immense ocean wavesโtriggered.
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A tsunami of about 3 meters (about 10 feet) high was expected to hit Niigata and other prefectures on the western coast of Japan. Smaller tsunami waves were already confirmed to have reached the coastline, according to NHK. The earthquakes themselves also caused damage. Japanese news footage showed reddish smoke spewing from an area in Wajima.
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The Andaman Sea saw as many as 32 earthquakes from Monday to Wednesday, 500 kilometres northwest of Phang-nga. A resulting rise in seawater flooded several areas in Phuket, leading to public anxiety that a tsunami could hit the province. Narong said the situation was not worrying at the moment, but he was nevertheless prepared in case.
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People flee as a tsunami wave comes crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand's territory in the Andaman islands, 23 kilometers from Phuket island, southern Thailand, on December 26, 2004.
Aftermath Of The Tsunami That Hit Thai Patong Beach In Phuket. On... News Photo Getty Images
Survivors walk through the debris on Phuket's Patong beach the day after the tsunami. Shortly before 08:00 on 26 December 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck under the sea in northern Indonesia.
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November 15, 2002 & February 28,2003 (1.2 MB) Nearly three weeks after an earthquake triggered the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004, satellite analysis continues to illustrate the magnitude of the disaster. This pair of ASTER images contrasts before and after views of a portion of the western coastline of Thailand in the Phang.
A view from the air of damage caused by the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand. ABC News (Australian
It was the strongest quake in the region in more than four decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Houses were destroyed, fires broke out and army personnel were dispatched to help with.
rubble at Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand December 27, 2004 following Tsunami disaster. {{GFDL
PHUKET: A tsunami evacuation drill will be held in this southern island province on July 20, after a series of underwater earthquakes off the Nicobar Islands raised local residents' fears of an.
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TOKYO โ Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate seaside areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off.
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A 2004 tsunami took some 230,000 lives in a matter of hours.. the tsunami hit the coastal provinces of Phang Nga and Phuket an hour and a half later. Despite the time-lapse, locals and tourists.
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During the devastating 2004 tsunami 279 people were killed including tourists in Phuket alone whilst the Thai government reported 5,400 confirmed deaths and as stated above more than 250,000 people were killed worldwide. Thailand is a third world country there is still a large part of Thailand where its civilisation is poor and a lot of rural.
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Coming in darkness with a 5.15am undersea earthquake measuring 7.8 off Indonesia, the alert was a full Level Three test of the preparedness of Phuket and the region to cope with a real second tsunami. North of Phuket in the fishing village of Nam Khem, where 800 perished in the 2004 tsunami, village head Sathian Petkeng said: ''The tsunami.
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In Aceh, up to 30 metres. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives and Thailand sustaining massive damage. 17 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami swept ashore, a container at the Takua Pa police station in Phang Nga, southern Thailand, still contains personal items from the hundreds of victims whose remains are unlikely to ever be given a name.
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On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami struck the coasts of Southeast Asia, including Phuket. The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. The tsunami struck Phuket at around 8:00am. The waves were up to 10 meters high, and they swept through the island, destroying everything in their path.
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The tsunami struck the west coast of Phuket island, flooding the island and causing damage to almost all the major beaches such as Patong, Karon, Kamala, and Kata beach. The resort area of Khao Lak some 80 km north of Phuket was hit far worse with 3,950 confirmed deaths. However, the death toll in Khao Lak may have exceeded 4,500.