Thailand - 198 killed, 2,000 injured
O.marian:
198 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured, with scores missing in southern Thai resorts after a major earthquake hit Southeast Asia on Sunday, causing tidal waves and flooding, a government disaster centre said.
Phang nga: 64 deaths, Phuket 69, Krabi 35, Ranong 25, Trang 5
PHUKET: Swedish tourist Kjell Sköld, of Gothenburg, has described how the rising waters of the wave trapped him, his wife, Bibi, and their young children in their bungalow at Andaman Bay Resort, at Bang Tao. Read the story
The owner of two resorts on Phi Phi island (photo on the right side) - where the Hollywood blockbuster "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was filmed - said that 200 of his bungalows were swept out to sea, along with some of his employees and customers. "I am afraid that there will be a high figure of foreigners missing in the sea, and also my staff," said Chan Marongtaechar, who was in the Thai capital of Bangkok at the time. He estimated that 700 people could have been on the beach. Officials said more than 600 tourists and locals were being evacuated by air and sea from the island.
Khum Bhumi Jensen, the son of Prince Ubolrattana and the grandson of His Majesty the King, is among many people still unaccounted for, according to a radio message broadcast from Phuket
198 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured, with scores missing in southern Thai resorts after a major earthquake hit Southeast Asia on Sunday, causing tidal waves and flooding, a government disaster centre said.
Phang nga: 64 deaths, Phuket 69, Krabi 35, Ranong 25, Trang 5
PHUKET: Swedish tourist Kjell Sköld, of Gothenburg, has described how the rising waters of the wave trapped him, his wife, Bibi, and their young children in their bungalow at Andaman Bay Resort, at Bang Tao. Read the story
The owner of two resorts on Phi Phi island (photo on the right side) - where the Hollywood blockbuster "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was filmed - said that 200 of his bungalows were swept out to sea, along with some of his employees and customers. "I am afraid that there will be a high figure of foreigners missing in the sea, and also my staff," said Chan Marongtaechar, who was in the Thai capital of Bangkok at the time. He estimated that 700 people could have been on the beach. Officials said more than 600 tourists and locals were being evacuated by air and sea from the island.
Khum Bhumi Jensen, the son of Prince Ubolrattana and the grandson of His Majesty the King, is among many people still unaccounted for, according to a radio message broadcast from Phuket
posted by O.marian at 22:09
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