Thailand Threatened by Tsunami: Tourists Evacuated

Thailand once again has been threatened by tsunami. Waves rise up to four meters can be covered Phuket, Krabi, Phi Phi, Phangan and other islands and resorts in the Andaman Sea on Wednesday, April 11, in the afternoon (and Thai – in the evening). The giant wave was formed after a powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

According to other forecasts, wave heights will be no more than 20 meters. However, to prevent a possible disaster in the kingdom this has been taken very seriously. After all, everyone remembers the terrible tsunami that has covered Thailand – including the popular resorts – in December 2004.

Thai authorities have declared about the Volume, that they are ready to evacuate the the inhabitants from coastal districts of the southern provinces to the safe places. And also the tourists, holiday makers on Phuket, Krabi and the Pangani have begun exported out from the seaside hotels to the internal districts of of the islands from the Wednesday after noon. This information was confirmed by the Federal Tourism Agency.

Also there has been a lot of panic in the streets of Indonesia as Double Quake hits the Aceh coast earlier today. The first earthquake magnitudes 8.7 and after 4 hours there has been another after shocks of powerful 8.2 magnitude. Tsunami warning has been issued and the cities have started evacuating.

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Below are some pictures from the previous Tsunami that hits in 2004: