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AN EVACUATION alert for Phuket and the Andaman coast eased when the tsunami failed to arrive at 7am today. Tourists on Phuket and along the coast rushed from their rooms in the midst of the alert.
The tsunami struck the west coast of Phuket island. Almost all the major beaches on Phuket’s west coast, including Kamala, Patong, Karon, and Kata, suffered substantial damage, as did some resorts and communities along the island's southern shores. Tsunami inundation at Khao Lak; the resort area is in the middle.
25 gru 2014 · The waves stripped vegetation from mountain sides hundreds of metres inland, capsized freighters and threw boats into trees. The estimated cost of the damage was just under $10bn (£6.4bn).
9 sty 2024 · The faulty buoy, identified as No.23461, is 340 kilometres off Phuket’s coast and ceased transmitting signals last Wednesday, as the Foundation of National Disaster Warning Council reported. The council expressed concerns that the malfunctioning buoy could leave Thailand vulnerable to tsunamis generated by earthquakes in the region.
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1 wrz 2021 · During the devastating 2004 tsunami 279 people were killed including tourists in Phuket alone whilst the Thai government reported 5,400 confirmed deaths and as stated above more than 250,000 people were killed worldwide.
7 lip 2022 · All 19 tsunami-warning towers in Phuket are operational, it was reported today (July 7). Photo: PR Phuket Local administrations were ordered to make any improvements needed to tsunami-warning...
