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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.
It is the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century (excluding epidemics), [11] one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, and the worst tsunami disaster in history. [12] It is also the worst natural disaster in the history of Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. [13]
Although National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii eventually issued warnings of a possible tsunami from the large earthquake off Sumatra, the waves outran notification systems at jet speeds of 500 mph (804 km/h), catching hundreds of thousands of people unaware.
One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th ... Thailand and Sri Lanka on ... about where massive quakes were likely to happen, were ...
This state did have an official record of its history, but the record was burned down in a great fire in the 6th/7th century. ... Thailand Tsunami of 2004. Horrific, but never spoken about now ...
The tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, sending waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) slamming into coastlines of Indonesia ...
26 December 2004: The Indian Ocean tsunami hit the west coast of Southern Thailand, resulting in 4,812 confirmed deaths, 8,458 injuries, and 4,499 missing in Thailand. 23 May 2006: Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and landslides in Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phrae, Lampang and Nan Provinces, resulting in 87 deaths.
For more on life 20 years after the 2004 tsunami, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. The Swedish native also recalls hearing people crying out for help.