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Event: TS Tsunami Number: 2004-000147 Country: THA Thailand Location: Date (YMD): 2004-12-26 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: Reuters Comments: BANKGOK (Reuters) - An unprecedented tsunami tossed cars around like toys on Thailand's southern tourist playground and swept into luxury hotels on Phuket island, killing at least 120 people in the region, officials say. More than 1,000 were injured and the government ordered the evacuation of the stricken areas, which included the main beaches of Phuket which are popular with Western and Asian tourists and at the height of their season. Thai authorities sent out helicopters to assess the damage in a region of exotically shaped limestone islands scattered in the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea popular with snorkellers and recreational divers among Thailand's annual 12 million tourists. Aproximate Location:: Can't see the map? Click here to refresh..   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: