Thailand Tsunami 2004 Part 1 - Phuket, Khao-Lak, Surin Islands
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- In this video we explain the details of the tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004. In the first part, we will focus on the more northern areas that were affected earlier. These are the islands of Koh Similian, Surin islands, Phuket island and the Khao-Lak resort, where the tsunami struck really devastatingly. You can again look forward to explanatory maps and graphics so that you have all the information available in important contexts. The video is exclusively educational and documentary in nature. That's why you won't find purposeful and explicit shots of destruction here. Thank you for watching, liking and subscribing to our channel.
True story, I was travelling with mates and was supposed to be in Phi Phi on the morning of the Tsumani. We got so drunk in Koh Phangan on Christmas Day, we missed our early morning flight to Phi Phi. Mid afternoon I went down to get some food and saw everyone standing around the TV's, and after checking my phone (old Nokia) I had like 30 missed calls from family to see if we were ok. Crazy to think we would have been on Phi Phi if it wasn't for alcohol!!!
I am on Koh Phangan now watching this, do not ask me why lol
@@jenna7844 Those buckets mess with your head mate 🤣
@@ritch8088 I am sure 😂 full moon party coming up tomorrow or on the 4th, not clear om this. is it overrated or no? Being over 30, Looking like a lobster with mosquito bites all over isn´t helping lol
@@ritch8088 btw happy you missed your flight mate
@Jenna massively. The best is a few days before the actual full moon in Koh Phangan. Better atmosphere, less people too. Don't take anything valuable out, watch your drinks from being spiked, don't go into the sea as its full of broken bottles and don't wear flip flops as your feet will get cut up. Undercover Police are everywhere, and will arrest you even if smoking a joint as they make cash fining people. Just be careful and have a great time:-)
My ex Thai wife was living with me in the UK at the time. Before this, she was constantly having dreams about water coming in from the sea and we had to get to the top of a mountain to escape it. She never had dreams like this before and a couple of weeks later, the tsunami happened.
Really crazy stuff!
sure she did
I was experiencing the same
Eu também tive sonhos assim antes de acontecer esse tsunami, sonhei com muitos corpos empilhados em uma praia... Logo depois do acontecido vi a cena do sonho pela televisão. Não dá para entender essas coisas.
I believe you, something so big had to be resonating through our subconscious before it manifested.
Jesus loves you!!
I am a local Phuket people,at that time I was pregnant for 8 months.I worked at the airport and very lucky that sea water just come up not hit like other beaches. So sad for Thai and tourists who lost their life and also their families or friends. It was the tough time for everyone.
Jesus loves you!!
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My parents and I were booked to stay at a hotel in Khao Lak over Christmas 2004 period, having already been before in April of that year. My mum was in the travel industry, so I was incredibly lucky to visit such places so young. That year we decided last minute to cancel the holiday just a week or so before we were due to leave, as money was a bit tight around the house. Waking up on boxing day to the terrible news - I've never been so grateful to be poor in all my life. I don't think there was a single survivor from the hotel we were booked to go back to. So incredibly sad.
🥲🥲🫨❤️
You literally save for being poor otherwise you would be among rich people who died that day
18 years! I can't believe it's been that long since this tsunami.
Time is flying
Yep, you’re a dinosaur
I was with my two friends Marlene and her husband Dimitri on a South African beach the same day and i saw the waters recede and some whirlpool type activity...i immediately told them to get out of the beach since i knew something was askance,having watched nat geo Tsunami documentaries..they laughed at me ,Marlene telling me that i was gone nuts,but i bolted to my car and drove off...Fortunately they didn't experience any big Tsunami effects..the next day i was shocked to see what had happened in affected countries.
You behaved in an exemplary manner. Although South Africa was hit by smaller waves, they still killed 2 surfers who were pulled into the depths by the waves. Even in the case of the smallest tsunamis, it is dangerous to move near the sea. Plus, you never know how big the wave will end up being. All the best for the new year.
@@TOPTopics wpuld like to know the story of those surfers...any links u may have? So far away..intrigued
Same here in West Australia . At the beach and my son on his board ended up on the sand!! The ocean had receded.
@@sunnydayz7232 i remember people at the beach laughing in amazement and pointing at rocks they hadnt seen and coral reefs that had appeared as the water receded..i just hurried to my car and drove off! My friends were actually laughing at me as i left the area
Stop lying 😂
I just watched "The Impossible" a film about this tsunami. Omg when I tell you I cried. It also gave me a different view on tsunamis and their sheer destructive power.
I was in Maldives and witnessed this tragic. Unforgettable tragic experience😢
Hello. My name is naiful. I from Indonesian banda aceh
Saya salah satu korban selamat tsunami 😅
Saat itu saya sedang berlibur di pantai. Saat pagi jam 8 terjadi gempa yang kuat. 30/40 menit kemudian di kejauhan laut terlihat seperti awan besar. Saya tidak tau kalau itu adalah ombak tsunami. Setelah dekat dengan pantai baru terlihat ombak yang sangat besar dan tinggi -+ 30 meter, langsung menghantam saya beserta orang orang yang di pantai. Setelah terbawa arus saya tidak sadarkan diri dan ketika saya bangun. Saya tersangkut di atas pohon kelapa yang tinggi dan air laut masi ada dan ombak ke 2 datang lagi. Saya berdiam di atas pohon kelapa yang tinggi 2/3 hari atau lebih seingat saya.
Pengalaman yang sangat membuatku takut untuk ke pantai
Poxa, que experiência, amigo!!
You are so lucky thank god
Oh my gosh! Thank God you’re ok! What a scary experience.
Happy to read that you are alive. What a crazy experience.
Wowzers 😮
This is very informative. Thank you
Despite the death tool of this tsunami,the 2001 Japan Tsunami still is the Scariest and most Powerfull force of Nature i Ever seen in my life. Absolutely Terrifying.
2011?
Well-done video. Thanks for posting this and for the technical background. Really interesting.
Jesus loves you!!
Thank you for your show.....Now Thailand has Tsunami Warning System,Escape Route Sign.....Your video can't stop tourists from coming to Phuket.
I found out about this from a friend who was in Phuket. He rang his mum, who rang his brother who was staying with us. I have had tsunami/tidal wave dreams since I was a child. My sister and her family were travelling in Thailand at the time, last known to be staying in a hut with stilts on the beach! Luckily they were not affected as they weren't on the beach that night, but the other side of Thailand. But her husband had received a Christmas present book on how to survive 50 disasters. Guess which disaster they had read about on Christmas night? Tsunami 🌊🌊
So what? People died. Screw your selfishness.
I have cctv footage from Phuket. at first, the cctv catches the waves wash ashore and it doesn't really knock anything down besides some beach chairs, but the water current suddenly changed and the water suddenly rose and you can see 2 tourists get swept away beneath the cctv camera. It's a reminder that just because you can't see a wave doesn't mean it can't kill you.
will you publish it on your channel?
Thank you for all your work regarding the Tohokuh tsunami,You have posted so many videos that I'd never seen before.Enjoy your break.
Can you please send me the link?
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@@JesusChristWon yes I know
Khao Lak tsunami has always been so mesmerizing because of the shallow coast line. It's different from the Phuket one where the wave snuck up and broke near the shore.
4:08 Incredible footage. Does anyone know where is it from or the original recording?
Nicolas sanchez Hey I know u I’m Emily the kid who Mia babysits u are in building 4 in my compound I’m right opposite you in building 7
I survived the stunami in banda acceh indonisia december 26,2004 18 years anniversary december 26,2022 I subcribe and like to your video on january 3,2023
I was at Patong Beach Boxing Day 2004. A day I will never forget!
There is reason for this,you are not just lucky
How did you survive?
@@nic6778 I was on the 3rd floor in my hotel, the water came up just past the first floor while I was sleeping, that woke me up then we went to the roof of the hotel till thing calmed down. I had booked a ground floor room but when I checked in all the ground floor rooms were booked so they had to put us on the 3rd floor, that and the fact I was out all Christmas night partying and slept in Boxing Day is why I am here to write this.
Damn I'm going there next week but I'm in the middle of the island I'm scared
@@nic6778 Have a good trip! It’s a amazing place.
I can’t imagine the chillin of seeing a massive wave coming at you
Informative video. Thank you
Thank you for the great explanations...
Thank you 🙏 friend for this educational video. Amen 🙏.
I just watched The Impossible yesterday. Ohhhh..and it made me sad watching
good video to see before visiting thailand :)
Thank you Top Topics. As always great job.
The fact that it takes people SO long to react baffles me. If you see water recede, RUN!! IT IS A CLEAR INDICATION THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN. I would never take my chance, no matter how cool or pretty it looks. Pretty can be dangerous.
Not everyone has that knowledge. Also, in the Indonesian region, there are no tsunami warning systems in place, so it's hard for people to know what is happening to the sea. For them it's just something strange they can look at.
@@Wolta there doesn’t have to be a warning system. People should see it and think, “oh shoot that looks like it could kill me!” Not “wow how pretty I’m just going to watch it because it can’t kill me right? It’s just some little waves.” As you can see in the video, they look small, but in reality they were taller than 30 feet. Personally, even if I saw a 10-15 ft wave I would run without hesitation
It has not happend so many times before. So people did not know that. It was this tsunami that made us aware
Why do people see the wave approaching and just stand and watch it!
Because they were fascinated by what was happening to the sea and had never heard of a tsunami before, or could not even imagine what it looked like. Fortunately, people are more educated in this regard today.
There is any warning about tsunami because of this happened the tragedy when Hawai felt the earthquaeke could not to advise Thailandia about the tsunami ... all that changed after the year 2004 anybody in any island had to warning about tsunami and peple co tinued at Christmas .. What's a pity because a lot of deaths could have been avoid
@@TOPTopics tsunami are not a new phenomenon. I definitely remember hearing about tsunamis before 2004.
@@queenejames8279 Obviously tsunami are not a new phenomenon but until this event in 2004 the warning signs weren't commonly known. People who lived in tsunami prone areas were surely aware but many in other parts of the world weren't. There hadn't been a massive tsunami, if my knowledge is accurate, since 1964 when there were fewer media outlets & very few owned personal cameras. After 2004 things changed dramatically because of all the footage & media outlets to show it.
@@queenejames8279 Yes, I visited Patong Beach and other parts of Thailand in 86 & 87 and I remember hiring vehicles and driving to the highest points to check out just in case of Tsunami. It's not a new phenomenon, that's for sure!
I visited this because I started having dreams of tsunamis and remembered this event.. really nothing like this happens again..
It could be God warning you to pray for his protection and wisdom and that one may come , dont fear trust him he loves you
@amyturner6275 please step off with the religious nonsense
I heard it was closer to 1000 deaths in PaTong Beach. Its difficult to find specific information.
Ok i'll be right here waiting for your next video
This happened exactly where I was staying a few months ago!
not bad. I even saw my photo from Phuket - a 7-meter tsunami in the background of a boat. But this is a fragment of a large photo.
Have a good time if you find a video of a father and daughter running away from the tsunami on Khao Lak. There the wave goes very quickly and the child cries and they climb a palm tree, then only the sound of the waves is heard. This is not Stefan Kuhn's video, it's different.
Hello, I'm still trying to find this video and I can't find it anywhere...
I must have seen all the Tsunami videos in Khao Lak except the one you mentioned...
@@jeanm.3722 Yes, I have no doubt. Tg video was in a big movie about the tsunami. The fast speed of the waves to the shore is shown, 50 km. h and then a palm tree and a child cries, and her father tells her that everything is fine.
@@jeanm.3722 Yes, I have no doubt. Tg video was in a big movie about the tsunami. The fast speed of the waves to the shore is shown, 50 km. h and then a palm tree and a child cries, and her father tells her that everything is fine.
@@jeanm.3722 It was a film where parts of the countries were shown, how the hours passed from the beginning of the tsunami and where the wave ended up at that time. And instead of Steph Kuhn, there was a video of a father and daughter on one of the beaches of Khao Lak. seems to be a German family named Fata.
my moms home land is thailand and i was crying when i saw this
Don't know if you have but could you do a video why bangladesh was pretty much spared from this tsunami? Thank you.
Only southern and south eastern coast of India was affected. East coast was spared. Bangladesh is farther away
I remembwr many swedish people gping to thailand at the time cause it was a popular destination. And then i read the news. So many people in shock. It was really horrible and absolutely terrifying to hear all the lives lost :(
18 años, aun lo recuerdo, de terror. BTW, next week we will be at Phuket for the school holidays.❤
Great video...one exception....too many unnecessary video "effects" (flashing and jerking) that distracted me and interfered with the voice over narrative as well as the imagery.
ผมคนไทยขอถามว่ามีท่านใดอยู่ในเหตุการณ์นั้นบ้าง I am a Thai person and would like to ask if there were any people who were in that incident.
The movie is called- The impossible and not Lo impossible.I wonder how much footage is out there that we will never see.Not easily digestible..the moment the 6 metre wave breaks,the camera stops.Makes you wonder..
The movie is titled differently in certain regions, but it's the same movie.
I think there is much worse footage out there maybe, which people think we will not be able to handle.And yet,I would like to see it.Would explain tsunamis even better.
Nice and informative vid👏
I’m now in tailand Phuket
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami was one of those events that you remember where you were when you found out about it.
Well, it was for me. Same with 9/11.
It was memorable for me growing up because I was only 4 days old when it happened
I was 11 and I was sitting at home when the news covered it and the long process of identifying the bodies
pobre gente ,no sabIan que cuando el mar se recoge hay que salir corriendo a perderse porque eso indica que el mar se saldra hacia la playa e inundara todo,en Chile eso lo aprendemos desde que nacemos....
3:20 I saw a documentary where they said the tsunami claimed some lives here. Right or wrong?
hi
Some do look like they are in trouble
I was in Phuket in October 2004 and just missed it by few months.
Jesus loves you!!
06:06 just horrible......the people didnt understand this fenomenon...I wonder if these people in this picture actually survived ? By the way nice pictures and video top!!
Как страшно. Никогда не была в этих странах, мечтала побывать в Тайланде, но после увиденного, боюсь. Бедные люди, Царствие Небесное всем погибшим. Перед силой природы, мы бессильны.
Hi. May I ask. Are you Russian? How has your life been affected by the war and sanctions? Are you allowed to travel? Are there shortages of supplies and food? Do you feel safe? Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
@@weaponizedglitter69 не поняла, а можно на русский язык
@@weaponizedglitter69hey man. I am Russian, from Moscow. Prices did change, but no more other affects influenced my life. The opposite, economics boosted, maybe thanks to war industry, but anyway, the only discomfort I get is the lack of direct flights to Europe and us. That is it.
@semyonkamyshankiy4224 Thank you. I appreciate your candor. I see from your pic that you are a young man. What is the climate like from your generation. Are you worried about being drafted.
i am going to stay in the khao lak marriot hotel this june, hard to imagine what was it like 19 years before!😆
Im here bcz i watched the film on Netflix. Had no idea Spiderman was in it
I remember seeing the lady in the blue bikini then seeing her body on the beach. So sad.
Bless ❤
No powerful men can do to prevent the strike of natural disasters,,,,, Natural disasters are beyond men's control,,,,,
It is a reminders for us that the LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST is the Commander and Master of all Creations,,,,
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happy vacations there
w😯w😯w😯w amazing thailand
Dude, sorry, but it's not "puke-et" it's "Poo-khEt" - other than that, nice vid. cheers from Phuket
Movie "impossible " is very good..
Today, in 2023 in Egypt Alexandria, scientists are certain there is a tsunami going to happen in 2 days and I live there 😕😥😟😰
didn't happen .. those scientists need their credentials checked😂
Yes we have this lesson in English for 8th class it's real
This tsunami wave killed around 227,898 people in 14 countries, Indonesia , Sri Lanka , India , Thailand , Somalia and the Maldives were the worst affected countries. And Indonesia, the worst hit, more than 170 thousand people died ,tsunami aceh 2004 .
Wait so it travels faster in deeper water? How does that work?
If I simplify it: The movement of the raised water column in the depths is not subject to friction against the bottom. Therefore, a tsunami in deep water has a minimum height of about a few feet above the surface at most. That is why the tsunami moves very fast. When it approaches land and shoals, this water column is pushed up by friction against the shallow bottom, but at the same time it is also braked by friction against the bottom. The tsunami suddenly forms in height and slows its speed.
the people just standing there staring 😳
i was there august 2005 even then you coudnt see nothing about what happened 8 months earlyer.
I am so surprised that the sea people didn't know what was going on with the sea. Any time the sea changes to a sight you have never seen, its because it always gives a warning before unleashing its truth. Any time the sea recedes out to distances never seen before, its always an indication of a Tsunami is coming. Not maybe or perhaps. It is coming and this is the only warning you will get. Every person living next to the sea should know this. I hope for future generations in these areas that a training center is set up for the people to learn from and hopefully they will also setup and Safety Area for people to escape to. It may only happen once or even twice in your lifetime.YES! there will be another. Will you be ready the next one. It can happen anywhere in the world.
Simply horrifying!!! 😱😱😱😰😵😰😵😵😵😭😭😭
6:07 I Think that's the guys whom we see diying in the middle of the beach like just waiting for the wave to hit him! Same body type and shorts. If it's him, wow!
I come from Thailand 🇹🇭
Is it safe now? Did they rebuild tsunami proof?
No such thing as a tsunami-proof beach unless you build a huge wall which defeats the purpose of beaches especially those that are tourists spots with many resorts. But they have a good warning system now I believe.
@@mpb3481 huge wall can't handle tsunami
@@tnmgamingch.1935 Who knows? The Japanese are currently constructing giant sea walls intended to withstand or weaken the destructive force of a tsunami. Time and the next tsunami will prove them right or wrong.
@@mpb3481 I think planting trees would be more effective. It can reduce the force of the waves and also absorb water well. In 2004, for example, regions where baobab trees suffered less damage than others.
In the "Puket area"? That's a good one lol
Fhuk-it really got f***** 😢
why so many dislikes?
It was a nightmare for the globe
I was in seagull hotel in Patong beach which is located on the beach in south of Patong beach ... I survived.. by the way it's not pewket it's phu....ket
You are so fortunate!!
Ps. It could have spelled BHUKET. But our linguistic laureates were just plain stupid on pronunciation. They even gave wrong Thai spelling for Shiri Sunak GB’s prime minister.
@@jomontanee thanks for the video though
wow
Gran video , pero muy triste 😥 😞 😢 ☹ 😔 , realidad es que todos estábamos sumamente ignorantes ante un cataclismo tan mortífero de esta categoría, si usuario algo igual hace cientos o miles de años no se tenía ni registros ni memoria de algo así, por lo cual nadie sabía que hacer , ni como reaccionar a tiempo: hasta que fue demasiado tarde , cientos de miles vidas humanas perdidas en esta catástrofe sin precedentes
sick of nobodys thinking they are narrators
I was there at the tsunami ฉันอยู่ที่นั่นที่สึนามิ
Several other UA-cam videos about comments tourism tourists as much Tsunami! Welcome
Very little actual footage.
Wait, coral can stop tsunamis?
Coral can dampen the effect of a tsunami, but not stop it.
In English it’s
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th … not 1th 2th 3th. 😊
Saya beli video Tsunami Thailand ya!
Very informative for this tragic event but I'm sorry really ridiculous music.
No actual footage, just movie clips....
my mom went to left thai aday before this happen
run Forrest, run
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It's all simulations and erratic camera shots. Skip it.
Ignorance kills
You peope make everything and anything an anniversary
Great content. But.... Please play more of the actual waves coming on shore instead of cutting away. We don't need to see people getting swept away just the tsunami wave coming ashore or out at sea. Thanks. Keep up the great work.
Sooooo sad I wish I could of helped out somehow I went to Thailand with my dad and I saw how much they managed to get things back to usual there so way to go Thailand almost rainy season for you.Thank you for reading this byeee.( the person on this video sounds weird) ok now bye from Emily M.
Its called Phuket, not Pjuked.
Кадры из фильма Невозможное. Фильм бомба!
i had a salami for lunch.
You lost me at “friends”.
pardon?
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