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What
was a very promising new resort destination, Khao Lak, is one of
Thailand's worst affected areas of the devastating Tsunami that hit
shores Sunday morning.
Khao
Lak is just one hour by car from Phuket International Airport, and was
booming just weeks ago as a new and favourite destination with those
looking to get away from everything, and just enjoy the luxury hotels and
pristine beaches.
Unlike
other areas such as Patong Beach in Phuket, nearly
all of Khao Lak's hotels are found directly on the beach, where
waters come right up to the resorts gardens even during a regular high
tide, so the sheer
devastation that the Tsunami on Sunday has caused
is understandably amongst the worst in Thailand, and gave unsuspecting guests
and local residents very little chance of escape.
So
far rescuers have recovered hundreds of people from rubble and the
shoreline, and reports indicate that there are many more hundreds
missing. What was once an idyllic hideaway, has become the most
frightening of mortuaries and an area of almost complete destruction.
There
are many small, privately run hotels, in Khao Lak but the major
international hotels in Khao Lak include the Le
Meridien, La Flora, and
the Sofitel Magic Lagoon.
More
to come from Khao Lak.
See
other recent news from:
Khao
Lak, Tsunami
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