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A much higher number of deaths has been suggested for Myanmar based on reports from Thailand. [122] The tsunami caused severe damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa, with the furthest recorded fatality directly attributed to the tsunami at Rooi-Els, close to Cape Town, 8,000 km (5,000 mi) from the epicentre. [123]
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.
A tsunami hitting a coastline. ... Thailand, and the northwest ... and generated a tsunami that was quite small for the quakes' size, reaching a maximum height of 0. ...
Louis Mullan and Paul Murray were caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand 3D tsunami animation. ... Diagram showing several measures to describe a tsunami size, including ...
The massive Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra island. Indonesia's Aceh province, which was closest to the earthquake, was hit first and hardest. More ...
In Thailand, people gathered at a memorial ceremony in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village in Phang Nga province that bore the brunt of the devastating wave in the country. The tsunami claimed ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. A tsunami (/(t) s uː ˈ n ɑː m i, (t) s ʊ ˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.