Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of the December 2004 tsunami that devastated the south-west coast of Thailand and numerous other countries around the Indian Ocean.

 

Triggered by a 9.2-magnitude Boxing Day earthquake off the northern tip of Sumatra, in Indonesia, the tsunami claimed around a quarter of a million lives, with thousands still missing.

 

On the Thai islands and places like Khao Lak, in Phang Nga, many of those missing, presumed dead, were undocumented migrant workers. In Phuket, Phang Nga, Ranong, Krabi, Trang and Satun, around 5,400 people died and over 8,000 were injured.

 

By Peter Roche

Caption: PHOTO: Reuters

 

Full story: Phuket GO 2023-12-27

 

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That was a deadly natural disaster however there were more deadly disasters in history:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll

Safety first Thailand, I'm sure everything is in perfect working order.

I understand putting a summary of an article, but the headline and the body don't match. 

 

Reading the actual article, these government officials better get off their butts and fix the thing before we have another tragedy. 

The warning system has not worked for years and the systems etc. that were supposed to be put in place have never been completed. It is also almost impossible to protect against natural disasters 100% anyway.

In Thailand nothing is an Emergency until it happens; they see no further than today, or at best tomorrow !

They just need a litte tsunami to motivate them.

Just enough to wipe put a couple busloads of chinese.