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Tsunami in Phuket, Khaolak, Phi Phi Island and southern of Thailand
The
26 December tsunami
was the worst natural disaster to ever strike
Thailand,
causing loss of life as well as major damage to property, the
environment and the economy. The severe impact on the natural
environment in turn had serious consequences on the fishing and
tourism industries and, therefore, thousands of families'
livelihoods. Below information shows the impact of the disaster,
Thai Government and the UN response, recovery issues and
progress and other useful information on the
Tsunami 2004.
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TSUNAMI 2004 AND
ITS IMPACT
The 26 December
tsunami was the worst natural disaster to ever strike Thailand,
causing loss of life as well as major damage to property, the
environment and the economy. The severe impact on the natural
environment in turn had serious consequences on the fishing and
tourism industries and, therefore, thousands of families'
livelihoods. |
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Sunday 26 December 2004
(timings given for Khao Lak, Baan Nam
Khem village)
07.58
Earthquake off west coast of Sumatra measured over 9 on
the Richter Scale
09.35
Sea receded to 100 metres from the Andaman coast for about
5 minutes
09.38
Large wave strikes,2-3 metres high
09.43
First tsunami strikes-6-7 metres high
10.03
Second tsunami strikes-10 metres high
10.20
Third tsunami strikes, 5 metres high: causes hour long
inundation
12.00
Sea level returns to normal |
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No. people killed |
5,395 |
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No. people missing |
2,817
1,972 Thai,
2,248 foreign nationals :
37 countries |
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Bodies still unidentified |
1,650 |
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No. of affected people |
58,550 |
Children orphaned
(loss of one or both parents) |
1,480 |
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Lost livelihoods in fisheries |
30,000 |
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Fishing boats destroyed or damaged |
7,500 |
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Lost livelihoods in tourism |
120,000+ |
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Houses destroyed or badly damaged |
4,806 |
Estimated value of damages
(not. inc. housing) |
353.4 million USD |
Thai Government assistance
/compensation
(as of 01 September 2005) |
1.06 billion USD
(inc. budget contributions, Prime
Minister's Office, bank credit) |
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Relief Fund for Disaster Victims |
31.75 million USD |
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UN emergency phase relief assistance |
2.6 million USD |
UN recovery programming
(till mid 2006) |
38.3 million USD |
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Christmas
Quake 2004
Kills Thousands in
South Asia. |
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The most powerful earthquake
to hit anywhere in the last 40 years, measuring 9.0 in magnitude, created tidal waves
Sunday in the Indian Ocean and killed at least 48,000 people in 11 countries. The quake
occurred just south of the Andaman Islands... |
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Phuket open despite carnage |
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Patong Beach was devastated
by the tsunami. Bangla Road, with its restaurants and nightlife, simply no longer exists.
The Phuket Tourism Association (PTA) estimates that the area can be restored in two
months.... |
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Phang Nga's 50 Hotels and
Beach Destroyed |
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It will be a long time before
Phang Nga recovers from the Boxing Day Tsunami. Rubble is all that is left of most of the
50 or so hotels that lined this 18-mile stretch of beach just north of Phuket... |
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