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The Thai government reports 5,395 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries and 2,817 missing on 20 June 2005. Damage was confined to the six southern provinces facing the Andaman Sea. The Thai government was keen to point out that the rest of the country was operating normally, and that even some resorts in the south had re-opened.
The Andaman Islands were moderately affected while the island of Little Andaman and the Nicobar Islands were severely affected by the tsunami. In South Andaman Island , based on local eyewitnesses, there were three tsunami waves, with the third being the most destructive.
Upon learning about Chau's death, the fishermen returned to Port Blair and gave Chau's diary to his friend, also a Christian preacher, residing in the capital city. [20] He informed Chau's family in the U.S., who contacted the Consulate General of the United States in Chennai for assistance. [20] The Andaman government was notified on November ...
The islands were just north of the earthquake epicentre, and the tsunami reached a height of 15 metres (49 ft) in the southern Nicobar Islands. The official death toll was 1,310, with about 5,600 missing. The unofficial death toll (including those missing and presumed dead) was estimated at 7,000.
Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes 2023-11-03: North-India, Nepal 5.7 M w: ... Andaman Islands 6.5 M w: 2 Destructive tsunami [26] 2001-09-25 offshore Tamil Nadu: 5 ...
The capital city of the Andaman Islands, Port Blair. Port Blair is the chief community on the islands, and the administrative centre of the Union Territory. The Andaman Islands form a single administrative district within the Union Territory, the Andaman district (the Nicobar Islands were separated and established as the new Nicobar district in ...
As on 7 May, total number of cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was 6311, including 209 active cases, 6030 recoveries and 72 deaths. [ 6 ] As on 11 May, total number of cases was 6426, including 199 active cases, 6149 cures and 78 deaths.
The 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake occurred on August 11 at 19:55 UTC in the Andaman Islands of India. [1] The earthquake magnitude was recorded as 7.5 M w , and was the strongest in the region since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . [ 2 ]