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Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak.
542 confirmed dead. About 50,000 French citizens were in the region when the tsunami hit, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Germany: 539 confirmed dead. Greece: One person lightly injured in Phuket, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hong Kong : 38 residents were confirmed dead with 2 more missing in Thailand. Hungary
The tsunami heights were 5–6 m (16–20 ft) and the inundated depth was about 2 m (6.6 ft). The tsunami surprised many tourists at Koh Racha Yai, where it flooded the resorts. About 250 people perished directly in the tsunami. The Phi Phi Islands are a group of small islands that were affected by the tsunami. The north bay of Phi Phi Don ...
When Atlee's body was found and formally identified on March 3, 2004, he became one of the nearly 230,000 people believed to have died in the disaster, which also impacted parts of Indonesia, Sri ...
There was no warning before a tsunami consumed Petra Nemcova's vacation bungalow in Thailand on Dec. 26, 2004, where she was staying with then-boyfriend Simon Atlee
A pregnant woman died after she, her husband and daughter we Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves 1 dead amid widespread panic in Philippines Skip to main content
Němcová serves on the advisory board of the Glamour's Women of the Year Fund. Her autobiography, Love Always, Petra, was released in 2005 from which 100% of the profits were donated towards helping children affected both by the 2004 tsunami in Thailand and ongoing natural disasters worldwide.
This tsunami that crossed the Indian Ocean is an example of a teletsunami, which travels great distances across the open ocean, and an ocean-wide tsunami. It became known as the "Boxing Day Tsunami" because it hit on Boxing Day (26 December). Unlike the Pacific Ocean, there was no organized warning service covering the Indian Ocean.