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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.
On 9 September 2004, Lloyd and Arscott were eating a meal at the S & S Restaurant in Kanchanaburi, owned by Mr. Wisetsingh, an off duty policeman when a heated argument ensued. Lloyd and Arscott left the restaurant but were followed by Wisetsingh who shot Mr. Lloyd then chased Ms. Arscott in his car for before running her down and shooting her.
Before 2004, the tsunami created in both Indian and Pacific Ocean waters by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, thought to have resulted in anywhere from 36,000 to 120,000 deaths, had probably been the deadliest in the region. In 1782, about 40,000 people are thought to have been killed by a tsunami (or a cyclone) in the South China Sea. [167]
Louis Mullan and Paul Murray were caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
In the fog there was a crime wave where criminals were hidden by the fog and police couldn’t operate, and there was even one famous serial killer who killed in the fog. ... Thailand Tsunami of ...
People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean Survivors Mark 20 Years Since World's Deadliest Tsunami with Ceremonies at Places Devastated by the ...
Military air-traffic-controllers were sent to Banda Aceh to help deal with the stream of relief flights. Also, a specialized forensic identification team helped to find the identities of dozens of Tsunami victims in Thailand. The Dutch Red Cross dedicated €100,000 (US$0.13 million) for emergency aid.
People from the South East who were touched by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami look back 20 years on. ... After being a bridesmaid at her sister's wedding in Phi Phi in Thailand on 11 December 2004 ...